شكوناwe complained لاهلto the people of الشَريعةreligious law داءan affliction
شكونا لاهل الشَريعة داء
خطىsteps الوَيلwoe منهfrom it اليناtoward us سريعهswift
خطى الوَيل منه الينا سريعه
We complained of an affliction to the scholars of religious law;
From it, woe comes toward us with swift steps.
وَقلناand we said انظرواlook at البدعthe religious innovations اليَومtoday وانجواand rescue
وَقلنا انظروا البدع اليَوم وانجوا
بخضرائناwith our green land منfrom رجالthe men of الخَديعةdeceit
بخضرائنا من رجال الخَديعة
And we said, “Look at today’s religious innovations, and rescue
our green land from the men of deceit.”
جَميلfine وَلَكِنand yet هَلwhether الأَمرthe matter يَقضىis settled
جَميل وَلَكِن هَل الأَمر يَقضى
وَقَدand already عززتهمhave strengthened them رجالthe men of الشَريعةreligious law
وَقَد عززتهم رجال الشَريعة
Fine—but can the matter be settled
when the men of religious law have strengthened them?
Sol 6.1