ليسthere is not فيin التقويمthe almanac ماanything that
ليس في التقويم ما
يرغبُdesires فيهin it ذوone possessing قريحهdiscernment
يرغبُ فيه ذو قريحه
There is nothing in the almanac
The calendar has nothing
that appeals to a discerning mind,
that pleases the poetic soul
غيرexcept رمزٍnotation بحساby calcula-
غير رمزٍ بحسا
ب-tion وتواريخand dates صحيحهaccurate
ب وتواريخ صحيحه
except notation based on calcula-
except symbols sensitively felt
-tion and accurate dates.
and dates that ring true.
وسوىand apart from ذلكthat تزويـembellish-
وسوى ذلك تزويـ
ـق-ment مُحالاتٍimpossibilities صريحهplain
ـق مُحالاتٍ صريحه
And apart from that, it is embellish-
All else is clearly
-ment of outright impossibilities:
the fabrication of mystics
ترهاتnonsense طوّروهاthey developed them الـthe
ترهات طوّروها الـ
ـغيبunseen بأحكامwith judgments قبيحهugly
ـغيب بأحكام قبيحه
nonsense they developed [about] the
made up through corrupt dogmas
unseen, with ugly judgments,
or sayings in fine phrases
أوor أحاديثtales علىabout
أو أحاديث على
بعباراتٍin phrases فصيحهeloquent
بعباراتٍ فصيحه
or tales about ...
that, if sincere, permit
in eloquent phrases.
the blood of Muslims to flow.
لدمfor the blood of المسلمthe Muslim إنif صدbelie-
لدم المسلم إن صد
قها-ves them عنديin my view مبيحهgiving license
قها عندي مبيحه
To shed a Muslim's blood—if he belie-
-ves them—they give license, in my view.
Partial English translation: 10 of 12 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1