لاlet not يخدعنَّكever deceive you ظاهرٌan outward appearance منabout باطنٍan inner reality
لا يخدعنَّك ظاهرٌ من باطنٍ
حتىuntil يصدّقهconfirms it لكfor you البرهانthe proof
حتى يصدّقه لك البرهان
Let no outward appearance deceive you about what lies within,
until proof confirms it for you.
كمhow many ظاهرan outward appearance قدindeed غرّdeceived وهوwhile it is مزورٌcounterfeit
كم ظاهر قد غرّ وهو مزورٌ
ولربّماand often خدعdeceived القلوبhearts لسانa tongue
ولربّما خدع القلوب لسان
How many an outward show has deceived, though counterfeit!
And often a tongue has deceived hearts.
وقضيةُand the story الأسباطِJacob's sons فيهاin it عبرةٌa lesson
وقضيةُ الأسباطِ فيها عبرةٌ
إنif كنتyou are تفهمyou understand أيّهاO الإِنسانhuman being
إن كنت تفهم أيّها الإِنسان
And in the story of Jacob's sons there is a lesson,
if you understand, O human being.
سفكواthey spilled دماًblood فوقupon القميصthe shirt وطالبواand they demanded
سفكوا دماً فوق القميص وطالبوا
بالثأرfor vengeance ذئباًa wolf ماno لهon its part عدوانaggression
بالثأر ذئباً ما له عدوان
They spilled blood upon the shirt and demanded
vengeance against a wolf that had done no harm.
وبكواand they wept عشاءًat nightfall كيso that يصحَّmight seem true مقالُهُمtheir account
وبكوا عشاءً كي يصحَّ مقالُهُم
والحقُّand the truth تقبلreceive نورهits light الأذهانminds
والحقُّ تقبل نوره الأذهان
And they wept at nightfall to make their story ring true,
while minds receive the light of truth.
وفؤادand the heart يعقوبJacob يكذِّبُdeclares false قولهمtheir words
وفؤاد يعقوب يكذِّبُ قولهم
فالأكلfor the devouring شكٌdoubt والدماءand the blood عيانplainly visible
فالأكل شكٌ والدماء عيان
And Jacob's heart gave the lie to their words:
for the devouring was doubtful, and the blood plain to see.
أنىhow يصحّis sound الفرعthe branch ينكرcontradicts أصلهits root
أنى يصحّ الفرع ينكر أصله
ماthere is no للمحالfor the impossible بحالهin its present state إمكانهits possibility
ما للمحال بحاله إمكانه
How can a branch be sound when it contradicts its root?
The impossible, while it remains so, cannot be possible.
إنif عنونواthey gave a title بدمwith the blood القميصof the shirt فربّماthen perhaps
إن عنونوا بدم القميص فربّما
صحّwas sound الكتابthe book وأخطأand was wrong العنوانthe title
صحّ الكتاب وأخطأ العنوان
If they made the blood on the shirt a title, it may be
that the book is sound, but its title wrong.
فالغدرfor treachery منamong شيمthe traits النفوسof souls فلاso do not تثقtrust
فالغدر من شيم النفوس فلا تثق
إلاّexcept بنفسكin yourself فالأمينfor the trustworthy person يُخَانis betrayed
إلاّ بنفسك فالأمين يُخَان
For treachery is among the traits of souls, so do not trust
anyone but yourself, for the trustworthy are betrayed.
عاملdeal with بحزمwith firmness الرأيof judgment أكثرmost منof those whom ترىyou see
عامل بحزم الرأي أكثر من ترى
فأبوfor the father of فلانSo-and-so فيin الخداعdeceit فلانSo-and-so
فأبو فلان في الخداع فلان
Deal with most people you meet with prudent judgment,
for in deceit, So-and-so's father is another So-and-so.
وإذاand if ظفرتyou find بمُتَّقٍwith a God-fearing person فاقنعthen be content بهwith him
وإذا ظفرت بمُتَّقٍ فاقنع به
يكفيكsuffices you منamong أحفائكyour close friends الإِنسانthe human being
يكفيك من أحفائك الإِنسان
And if you find a God-fearing man, be content with him:
one true human being among your close friends is enough for you.
منwhoever جاءcomes فيin البهتانslander منهfrom it بشبهةwith a specious argument
من جاء في البهتان منه بشبهة
بَطُلَتproves invalid لديهbefore him وأُثبِتَand is proven البهتانthe slander
بَطُلَت لديه وأُثبِتَ البهتان
Whoever brings a specious argument drawn from slander
sees it refuted before him, and the slander laid bare.
أبدىrevealed براءةthe innocence ذئبthe wolf يوسفJoseph نطقَهُhis speech
أبدى براءة ذئب يوسف نطقَهُ
ماthere is no بعدafter ابراءِexoneration البيانclear proof بيانfurther proof
ما بعد ابراءِ البيان بيان
His speech revealed the innocence of Joseph's wolf;
after acquittal by clear proof, no further proof is needed.
لوif كانhad been ذاكthat الذّئبwolf آكلthe devourer of يوسفJoseph
لو كان ذاك الذّئب آكل يوسف
فيin بردهhis cloak لمwould not تسلمremain intact الأردانthe sleeves
في برده لم تسلم الأردان
Had that wolf devoured Joseph
in his cloak, the sleeves would not have remained intact.
Sol 6.1