فيamong بعضِsome شِبهِthose resembling الزَّوَايَاthe Zawaya اليومَtoday آحَادُindividuals
في بعضِ شِبهِ الزَّوَايَا اليومَ آحَادُ
عنfrom نَهجِthe way أَسلاَفِهمtheir forebears فيin العُرفِcustom قَدindeed حَادُواthey strayed
عن نَهجِ أَسلاَفِهم في العُرفِ قَد حَادُوا
Among today's would-be Zawaya are a few individuals
In some corners today there are dissenters
Who have strayed from their forebears' customary way.
Who have strayed from the path of their ancestors
كانواthey used to يَحيدُونَturn aside عَمَّاfrom whoever لاnot يَلِيقُbefits بِهمfor them
كانوا يَحيدُونَ عَمَّا لا يَلِيقُ بِهم
منهfrom him المِرَاسُcontention وإنand even if ضَمَّتهُenfolded him ألحَادُgraves
منه المِرَاسُ وإن ضَمَّتهُ ألحَادُ
They used to shun anyone it did not befit them
They used to avoid what was unbecoming of them
To contend with, even if graves had enfolded him.
Of it is compromise, even if pressed by dissenters
أولَىmore fitting لِمَنfor whoever رَامَsought سَيراًa journey أنthat يَكُونَbe لَهُfor him
أولَى لِمَن رَامَ سَيراً أن يَكُونَ لَهُ
فيin السيرِthe journey عنaway from شُمَّخِtowering الأَطوَادِmountains إلحَادُa detour
في السيرِ عن شُمَّخِ الأَطوَادِ إلحَادُ
It is better for one who seeks to travel to take
It is best for one who wants to walk rightly
A detour, on the way, away from towering mountains.
To dissent from the obstinacy of the stubborn
ماnot الشَّمسُthe sun مثلَlike السهاSuha كلاًcertainly not وَماand not اتَّحَدَتwere alike
ما الشَّمسُ مثلَ السها كلاً وَما اتَّحَدَت
عِندَduring الجِذابِgrappling سَراحينٌwolves وَآسادُand lions
عِندَ الجِذابِ سَراحينٌ وَآسادُ
The sun is not like Suha—certainly not! Nor are
The sun is not like the stars, nor are they united
Wolves and lions alike when grappling.
In allure, horses and camels dissent
وماand not تَشَاكَلَwere alike مَطرُوحٌwhat is put forward ومُطَّرَحَand what is cast aside
وما تَشَاكَلَ مَطرُوحٌ ومُطَّرَحَ
وَماand not تَشابَهwere similar إصلاحٌreform وَإِفسادُand corruption
وَما تَشابَه إصلاحٌ وَإِفسادُ
Nor are what is put forward and what is cast aside alike,
What is flung is not similar to what casts
Nor are reform and corruption alike.
Nor is reform similar to corruption in dissent
فلِلشَّقرويينَso, for the Shaqrawis أَرواحٌsouls مُطهَّرَةٌpurified
فلِلشَّقرويينَ أَرواحٌ مُطهَّرَةٌ
مِنfrom كُلِّevery ذَامٍblemish وأجسادٌand bodies بهاthrough them سَادُواthey attained eminence
مِن كُلِّ ذَامٍ وأجسادٌ بها سَادُوا
So the Shaqrawis have souls purified
So the Shugrwis have purified spirits
Of every blemish, and bodies through which they attained eminence.
From all blemish, and bodies with which they excelled
Sol 6.1