قُلsay لِلأُرُندِto al-Urund إِذاwhen أَتىhe reaches الروحينَal-Rawhayn لاdo not
قُل لِلأُرُندِ إِذا أَتى الروحينَ لا
تَقراyou convey السَلامَgreetings عَلىto أَبيAbu مَلبوسِMalbus
تَقرا السَلامَ عَلى أَبي مَلبوسِ
Tell al-Urund, when he reaches al-Rawhayn, not to
Tell the oriole, when the spirit comes, do not
convey greetings to Abu Malbus.
Greet Abu Malbos,
دارٌa house بِهاin it جُهِلَis unknown السَماحُgenerosity وَأُنكِرَand is denied الthe
دارٌ بِها جُهِلَ السَماحُ وَأُنكِرَ ال
مَعروفُkindness بَينَamong شَمامِسٍdeacons وَقُسوسِand priests
مَعروفُ بَينَ شَمامِسٍ وَقُسوسِ
A house where generosity is unknown, and the
A house in which generosity was unknown and
practice of kindness denied among deacons and priests.
Goodness unrecognized between deacons and priests.
لَمdid not يَسمَعواthey hear بِالمَكرُماتِof noble deeds وَلَمand did not يُنِخalight
لَم يَسمَعوا بِالمَكرُماتِ وَلَم يُنِخ
فيin دارِهِمtheir house ضَيفٌa guest سِوىexcept إِبليسِIblis
في دارِهِم ضَيفٌ سِوى إِبليسِ
They have never heard of noble deeds, nor has there alighted
They never heard of hospitality, no guest entered
in their house any guest except Iblis.
Their abode except for Iblees.
آذانُهُمtheir ears وَقرٌdeafness عَنِto الداعيthe caller إِلىto الthe
آذانُهُم وَقرٌ عَنِ الداعي إِلى ال
هَيجاءِfray مُصغِيَةٌlistening attentively إِلىto الناقوسِthe church bell
هَيجاءِ مُصغِيَةٌ إِلى الناقوسِ
Their ears are deaf to the one calling them to the
Their ears shut to the caller to passion,
fray, but attentive to the church bell.
Hearkening only to the church bell.
ماnot إِنemphatic particle يَزالُceases عَدُوُّهُمtheir enemy فيin نِعمَةٍprosperity
ما إِن يَزالُ عَدُوُّهُم في نِعمَةٍ
مِنfrom مالِهِمtheir wealth وَصَديقُهُمand their friend فيin بوسِmisery
مِن مالِهِم وَصَديقُهُم في بوسِ
Their enemy is forever in prosperity
Their enemy remains luxuriating in their wealth
from their wealth, while their friend is in misery.
And their friend reveling in kisses.
أَسيافُهُمtheir swords خَشَبٌwood وَحِلفُand the oath of نِسائِهِمtheir women
أَسيافُهُم خَشَبٌ وَحِلفُ نِسائِهِم
إِمّاif صَدَقنَthey are truthful بِفَيشَةِby the penis of القِسّيسِthe priest
إِمّا صَدَقنَ بِفَيشَةِ القِسّيسِ
Their swords are wood, and their women's oath—
Their swords are wood and the oaths of their women
if they are truthful—is by the priest's penis.
Are either lies, by the priest's banner.
وَإِذاand when فَلَيتَyou examine closely أُصولَهُمtheir roots رَجَعواthey trace back إِلىto
وَإِذا فَلَيتَ أُصولَهُم رَجَعوا إِلى
نَسَبٍa lineage كَرَيعانِlike the first shimmer of السَرابِthe mirage لَبيسِdubious
نَسَبٍ كَرَيعانِ السَرابِ لَبيسِ
And when you examine their roots, they trace back to
When their roots are examined, they trace
a dubious lineage, like the first shimmer of a mirage.
Back to mirage-begot foundlings.
إيهاًenough مَلامَreproaching بَنيthe sons of عُصَيرٍʿUṣayr إِنَّهُمfor they
إيهاً مَلامَ بَني عُصَيرٍ إِنَّهُم
ذَهَبواthey went away بِلُؤمِwith baseness of مَناصِبٍlineages وَنُفوسِand souls
ذَهَبوا بِلُؤمِ مَناصِبٍ وَنُفوسِ
Enough of reproaching Banu ʿUṣayr! They
Alas, blame the clan of vine planters! They
have made baseness of lineage and soul their own.
Have vanished with bribes and evil selves.
فَعَلىso upon وُجوهِهِمtheir faces لِباسُa covering of خَزايَةٍdisgrace
فَعَلى وُجوهِهِم لِباسُ خَزايَةٍ
وَعَلىand upon رُؤوسِهِمِtheir heads قُرونُhorns of تُيوسِhe-goats
وَعَلى رُؤوسِهِمِ قُرونُ تُيوسِ
So their faces wear a covering of disgrace,
On their faces, the garb of monkeys,
and on their heads are the horns of he-goats.
And on their heads, horns of cuckolds.
لاdo not تَدعُوَنَّever call أَباAbu الوَليدِal-Walid لِنائِلِto one who has acquired
لا تَدعُوَنَّ أَبا الوَليدِ لِنائِلِ
خُلُقَthe character of الحِمارِthe donkey وَخِلقَةَand the form of الجاموسِthe buffalo
خُلُقَ الحِمارِ وَخِلقَةَ الجاموسِ
Do not give the name Abu al-Walid to one who has acquired
Do not call on Abu al-Walid who has the character
a donkey's character and a buffalo's form.
Of a donkey and the nature of an ox.
Sol 6.1