حُبُّlove اليهودِthe Jews لآلfor the family of موسىMoses ظاهِرٌevident
حُبُّ اليهودِ لآل موسى ظاهِرٌ
وولاؤُهمand their allegiance لبنيto the sons of أخيهhis brother باديmanifest
وولاؤُهم لبني أخيه بادي
The Jews’ love for Moses’ family is plain,
And their allegiance to his brother’s sons is manifest.
وإمامهمand their leader منfrom نسلِthe descendants of هارونَAaron الأُلَىthose who
وإمامهم من نسلِ هارونَ الأُلَى
بهِمthrough them اهتدَواthey found guidance ولكلِّand for every قومٍpeople هاديa guide
بهِم اهتدَوا ولكلِّ قومٍ هادي
And their leader comes from Aaron’s descendants,
Through whom they found guidance—and every people has a guide.
وأرىand I see النصارىthe Christians يُكرِمونَthey honor محبَّةًout of love
وأرى النصارى يُكرِمونَ محبَّةً
لنبيِّهمfor their prophet نَخِراًa rotten piece منfrom among الأعوادِthe pieces of wood
لنبيِّهم نَخِراً من الأعوادِ
And I see the Christians honoring, out of love
For their prophet, a rotten piece of wood.
وتمسكواand they held fast بولاءِto allegiance to شمعونَSimon الصَّفَاthe Rock
وتمسكوا بولاءِ شمعونَ الصَّفَا
فصفتْso became pure قلوبُهمtheir hearts مِنَfrom الأحقادِthe hatreds
فصفتْ قلوبُهم مِنَ الأحقادِ
And they held fast to allegiance to Simon the Rock,
So their hearts were cleansed of hatreds.
وإِذاand when تولَّىshowed loyalty to آلَthe family of أحمدَAhmad مسلمٌa Muslim
وإِذا تولَّى آلَ أحمدَ مسلمٌ
قتلوهُthey killed him أوor وسموهُthey branded him بالإلحَادِwith heresy
قتلوهُ أو وسموهُ بالإلحَادِ
And when a Muslim shows loyalty to Ahmad’s family,
They kill him or brand him a heretic.
هذاthis هوis الدَّاءُthe disease العياءُincurable بمثلِهِthrough its like
هذا هو الدَّاءُ العياءُ بمثلِهِ
ضلَّتْwent astray حلومُthe minds of حواضرٍtownsfolk وبواديand desert-dwellers
ضلَّتْ حلومُ حواضرٍ وبوادي
This is the incurable disease; through its like
The minds of townsfolk and desert-dwellers have gone astray.
لمdid not يحفَظواthey uphold حَقَّthe right of النبيِّthe Prophet محمَّدٍMuhammad
لم يحفَظوا حَقَّ النبيِّ محمَّدٍ
فيregarding آلِهhis family واللّهُand God بالمرصادِlying in wait
في آلِه واللّهُ بالمرصادِ
They did not honor the Prophet Muhammad’s right
Regarding his family; and God lies in wait.
Sol 6.1