قُمrise بِناwith us نَنزِلُlet us lodge فيin خَيرِthe best دارٍhouse
قُم بِنا نَنزِلُ في خَيرِ دارٍ
وَهيَyet it is إِنif مَيَّزتَهاyou examine it شَرُّthe worst دارِhouse
وَهيَ إِن مَيَّزتَها شَرُّ دارِ
Rise with us; let us lodge in the finest house,
Yet, if you examine it, it is the worst of houses.
مَنزِلٌa dwelling تَخلَعُyou cast off دينَكَyour faith فيهِin it
مَنزِلٌ تَخلَعُ دينَكَ فيهِ
حينَwhen تَأتيهِyou come to it خَليعَstripped of الإِزارِthe waistcloth
حينَ تَأتيهِ خَليعَ الإِزارِ
A dwelling where you cast off your faith,
When you enter it stripped of your waistcloth.
لاnot تَرىyou see فيهِin it الشُموسَthe suns نَهاراًby day
لا تَرى فيهِ الشُموسَ نَهاراً
وَتَرىand you see الأَقمارَthe moons نِصفَthe middle of نَهارِdaytime
وَتَرى الأَقمارَ نِصفَ نَهارِ
There you see no suns by day,
Yet you see moons at midday.
وَعَلىand on حيطانِهِits walls أُسدُlions حَربٍbattle
وَعَلى حيطانِهِ أُسدُ حَربٍ
فَوقَatop أَمهارٍcolts وَفَوقَand atop مَهارِMahri camels
فَوقَ أَمهارٍ وَفَوقَ مَهارِ
And on its walls are lions of battle,
Atop colts and atop Mahri camels.
شَهِدواthey witnessed الحَربَthe war بِأَرماحِwith spears زورٍfalsehood
شَهِدوا الحَربَ بِأَرماحِ زورٍ
وَسُيوفٍand swords نابِياتِfailing to cut الشِفارِthe blade edges
وَسُيوفٍ نابِياتِ الشِفارِ
They witnessed war with sham spears,
And swords with dull edges.
وَتَرىand you see الأَبدانَthe bodies حينَwhen أَتَتهُthey have come to it
وَتَرى الأَبدانَ حينَ أَتَتهُ
تَكتَسيthey clothe themselves in الصِحَّةَhealth وَهيَwhile they are عَواريnaked
تَكتَسي الصِحَّةَ وَهيَ عَواري
And you see bodies, once they have entered it,
Clothing themselves in health, though they are naked,
بِيَنابيعَthrough fountains كَقُضبانِlike rods of دُرٍّpearl
بِيَنابيعَ كَقُضبانِ دُرٍّ
تَتَكافاpour forth together مِنfrom وَراءِbehind الجِدارِthe wall
تَتَكافا مِن وَراءِ الجِدارِ
Through fountains like rods of pearl,
Pouring forth together from behind the wall.
Sol 6.1