يقولونthey say حاكاهresembled him الهلالthe crescent moon فلاso do not تزغstray
يقولون حاكاه الهلال فلا تزغ
عنfrom الحقthe truth واعرفand acknowledge ذاكthat إنif كنتyou are تنصفjudging fairly
عن الحق واعرف ذاك إن كنت تنصف
They say, “The crescent moon resembles him, so do not stray
They say the crescent moon inspired it, so do not stray
from the truth; acknowledge that, if you judge fairly.”
From the truth, and know this if you are just.
فقلتso I said إذاwhen ماemphatic particle صارbecomes بدراًa full moon مكملاcomplete
فقلت إذا ما صار بدراً مكملا
حكاهresembled him ومعand even with هذاthis عليهupon it تكلفstrain
حكاه ومع هذا عليه تكلف
So I said, “When it becomes a perfect full moon,
So I said, if it becomes a full moon
it will resemble him—and even then, it must strain.”
It inspired it, yet it labors upon it.
Sol 6.1