هذاthis الجَليسthe companion الذيwhom بُليتُI have been afflicted بهwith him
هذا الجَليس الذي بُليتُ به
أقسَمhe swore ألّاnot to يُفارِقَpart with الصَلَفاarrogance
أقسَم ألّا يُفارِقَ الصَلَفا
This companion with whom I am afflicted
Has sworn never to abandon arrogance.
فيin كُلevery عِلمٍfield of knowledge يَخوضhe plunges مُدَّعياًclaiming expertise
في كُل عِلمٍ يَخوض مُدَّعياً
وهوwhile he جهولٌutterly ignorant بكُلof all ماthat which عُرِفاis known
وهو جهولٌ بكُل ما عُرِفا
He plunges into every field of knowledge, claiming expertise,
Though utterly ignorant of all that is known.
أوضعُthe basest خلقof the creatures الإلهof God كلِّهمُall of them
أوضعُ خلق الإله كلِّهمُ
وَيدّعىand he claims أنهthat he منamong الشُرَفاthe noble
وَيدّعى أنه من الشُرَفا
The basest of all God's creatures,
Yet he claims to be among the noble.
الموتُdeath منهfrom him ومنand from ثَقالتهhis tiresomeness
الموتُ منه ومن ثَقالته
أماتَهmay He kill him اللَهGod عاجلاًsoon وكَفىand that will suffice
أماتَه اللَه عاجلاً وكَفى
Death comes from him and his tiresomeness;
May God kill him soon—and that will suffice.
Sol 6.1