عَقربُthe scorpion of السُّوءِevil تَمادَىwent too far فيin الأذىharm
عَقربُ السُّوءِ تَمادَى في الأذى
والأذَىand harm بَعضُsome of سجاياthe traits of العقربِthe scorpion
والأذَى بَعضُ سجايا العقربِ
The scorpion of evil has gone too far in doing harm,
The scorpion of evil persists in harm
And harm is among the scorpion's traits.
And harm is part of the scorpion's nature
وَيْكَwoe to you عبدَAbd (servant of) اللهِAllah (God) ماذاwhat تَبتغِيyou seek
وَيْكَ عبدَ اللهِ ماذا تَبتغِي
تَعِبَgrew weary الشَّرُّevil ولمَّاand not yet تتعبِyou grow weary
تَعِبَ الشَّرُّ ولمَّا تتعبِ
Woe to you, Abdullah! What do you seek?
Oh servant of God, Abdullah, what do you seek?
Evil has grown weary, but you are not weary yet.
Evil is tiring though it does not tire
اتَّئِبْbe ashamed ياO ابنَson of أُبَيٍّUbayy واجتنِبْand avoid
اتَّئِبْ يا ابنَ أُبَيٍّ واجتنِبْ
خَطَلَthe folly of الرأيِjudgment وَسُوءَand the evil of المذهبِthe path
خَطَلَ الرأيِ وَسُوءَ المذهبِ
Be ashamed, O son of Ubayy, and shun
Repent, O son of Ubayy, and avoid
Foolish judgment and an evil path.
Wrong opinion and evil doctrine
أنتَyou أضللتَyou led astray الأُلَىthose whom أطْمَعْتَهمyou filled them with hope
أنتَ أضللتَ الأُلَى أطْمَعْتَهم
منfrom وصاياكَyour counsel ببرقٍwith lightning خُلَّبِrainless
من وصاياكَ ببرقٍ خُلَّبِ
You led astray those you filled with hope
You have misled the tribes, made them hopeful
With the rainless lightning of your counsel.
With your misleading precepts and falsity
ليسthere is not فيماin what نَابهمbefell them منany عجبٍcause for wonder
ليس فيما نَابهم من عجبٍ
خَائِبٌa failure طاحَbrought ruin بقومٍupon a people خُيَّبِfailures
خَائِبٌ طاحَ بقومٍ خُيَّبِ
There is nothing surprising in what befell them:
There is no wonder in what has befallen them
A failure brought ruin upon a people of failures.
A failure that struck a deceived people
قَومُكَyour people الأبطالُthe heroes ماذاwhat صَنعواthey did
قَومُكَ الأبطالُ ماذا صَنعوا
بِالحصونِwith the fortresses الشُّمِّlofty قُلْspeak لاdo not تكذِبِyou lie
بِالحصونِ الشُّمِّ قُلْ لا تكذِبِ
Your people, those heroes—what did they do
Your heroes, what have they done
With the lofty fortresses? Speak; do not lie.
To the high and mighty castles, say do not lie
أتُراهاdo you think they فيin صَياصِيهاtheir strongholds العُلَىlofty
أتُراها في صَياصِيها العُلَى
دَافعتْthey defended عنon behalf of ياسرٍYasir أوor مَرحبِMarhab
دَافعتْ عن ياسرٍ أو مَرحبِ
Do you think they, in their lofty strongholds,
Do you see them in their high keeps
Defended Yasir or Marhab?
Defending Yasser or Marhab?
امتلِئْbe filled ياO ابنَson of أُبَيٍّUbayy غَضَباًwith anger
امتلِئْ يا ابنَ أُبَيٍّ غَضَباً
ليسis not يَرضَىis pleased الحقُّtruth إنif لمnot تَغضبِyou grow angry
ليس يَرضَى الحقُّ إن لم تَغضبِ
Be filled with anger, O son of Ubayy;
Fill yourself, O son of Ubayy, with anger
Truth is not pleased unless you grow angry.
Truth is not pleased if you are not angry
أفماthen does nothing يُرضيكَplease you فيin الدُّنياthis world سِوَىexcept
أفما يُرضيكَ في الدُّنيا سِوَى
موقفِthe position of الجانيthe wrongdoer ومثوىand the abode of المُذنبِthe sinner
موقفِ الجاني ومثوى المُذنبِ
Does nothing, then, please you in this world except
Is there nothing in this world that pleases you
The wrongdoer's position and the sinner's abode?
Except standing with the sinner and dwelling of the guilty?
لوif صدقتَyou were true to اللَّهَGod فيin دينِthe faith of الهدىguidance
لو صدقتَ اللَّهَ في دينِ الهدى
فُزْتَyou would have won منهfrom Him بالذمامِwith the bond of protection الأقربِthe closest
فُزْتَ منه بالذمامِ الأقربِ
Had you been true to God in the faith of guidance,
If you were true to God in the religion of guidance
You would have won from Him the closest bond of protection.
You would win the nearest place to Him
خُطَّةُthe course of المؤمنِthe believer يُمْنٌa blessing مَالَهُhe has no
خُطَّةُ المؤمنِ يُمْنٌ مَالَهُ
دُونَهاapart from it منany خُطَّةٍcourse أوor مَركبِmount
دُونَها من خُطَّةٍ أو مَركبِ
The believer's course is a blessing; he has
The path of the believer is a blessing, nothing else
No other course or mount apart from it.
Compares below it, no other path or vessel
لَكَyou have فيin الإسلامِIslam منfrom أعدائِهِits enemies
لَكَ في الإسلامِ من أعدائِهِ
خُلُقُthe character of الذئبِthe wolf وطَبعُand the nature of الثعلبِthe fox
خُلُقُ الذئبِ وطَبعُ الثعلبِ
Within Islam you have, from its enemies,
Within Islam you have from its enemies
The wolf's character and the fox's nature.
The nature of the wolf and ways of the fox
هكذاthus قَدَّرَordained ربّيmy Lord وقَضَىand decreed
هكذا قَدَّرَ ربّي وقَضَى
ماnot الخبيثُthe foul النَّفسِin soul مثلُlike الطّيبِthe pure
ما الخبيثُ النَّفسِ مثلُ الطّيبِ
Thus my Lord ordained and decreed:
Thus my Lord has ordained and decreed
The foul-souled are not like the pure.
The wicked soul is not like the good
Sol 6.1