عجبتُI marveled للطينat clay يغزوinvades عالمthe realm of السحبthe clouds
عجبتُ للطين يغزو عالم السحب
وكانand it was صنوkin to الحصىthe pebbles والماءِand water والحطبand firewood
وكان صنو الحصى والماءِ والحطب
I marveled at clay invading the realm of clouds,
I am amazed that clay attacks the world of clouds
though it was kin to pebbles, water, and firewood.
Though it was made from pebbles, water, and wood
يسيرُit walks يسحبُit drags ذيلthe train of الكبرياءarrogance ومنْand from
يسيرُ يسحبُ ذيل الكبرياء ومنْ
أثوابهits garments تنضحُoozes الأدرانُfilth بالكذبِwith lies
أثوابه تنضحُ الأدرانُ بالكذبِ
It walks, dragging the train of arrogance, and from
It walks pulling the tail of arrogance, and from
its garments filth oozes with lies.
Its clothes drip lies
يمُدُّit extends للحقْدِto rancor والبغضاءَand hatred راحتهits palm
يمُدُّ للحقْدِ والبغضاءَ راحته
يُصَعِّرُit turns away disdainfully الخدَّthe cheek عنfrom أمٍّa mother لهof its own وأبِand a father
يُصَعِّرُ الخدَّ عن أمٍّ له وأبِ
It extends its palm to rancor and hatred.
It stretches its hand to hatred and enmity
It turns its cheek away in scorn from its mother and father.
Turning its cheek from a mother and father
ياO طينclay إنif لمْnot تصُنْyou preserve للطينfor clay حرمتهits sanctity
يا طين إن لمْ تصُنْ للطين حرمته
تعشْyou will live علىon الأرضِthe earth مجهولاًunknown بلاwithout نسبِlineage
تعشْ على الأرضِ مجهولاً بلا نسبِ
O clay, if you do not preserve clay's sanctity,
O clay! If you do not honor clay's sanctity
you will live on earth unknown, without lineage.
You will live on earth unknown, without lineage
Sol 6.1