طَيلَسانٌa shawl لَوif كانَit were لَفظاًa statement إِذاthen ماnot
طَيلَسانٌ لَو كانَ لَفظاً إِذا ما
شَكَّwould doubt خَلقٌanyone فيabout أَنَّهُthat it was بُهتانُa falsehood
شَكَّ خَلقٌ في أَنَّهُ بُهتانُ
A shawl—if it were a statement, then no
A slanderous tongue, even if eloquent speech
one would doubt that it was a falsehood.
When people doubt it is falsehood and deception
فَهوَfor it is كَالطورِlike Mount al-Tur إِذwhen تَجَلّىrevealed Himself لَهُto it اللGod (first fragment)
فَهوَ كَالطورِ إِذ تَجَلّى لَهُ الل
لَهُGod (final fragment) فَهُدَّتand so were shattered قُواهُits strength وَالأَركانُand the pillars
لَهُ فَهُدَّت قُواهُ وَالأَركانُ
For it is like Mount al-Tur when God revealed Himself to it,
It is like Mount Sinai when God revealed Himself
and so its strength and pillars were shattered.
So it collapsed, losing all strength and foundation
ياO اِبنَson of حَربٍHarb فَكَيفَthen how يَبقىdoes it last عَلىunder البَذdaily wear (first fragment)
يا اِبنَ حَربٍ فَكَيفَ يَبقى عَلى البَذ
لَةِdaily wear (final fragment) ثَوبٌa garment يَذوبُmelts away وَهوَwhile it يُصانُis kept safe
لَةِ ثَوبٌ يَذوبُ وَهوَ يُصانُ
O Ibn Harb, how then can it withstand daily wear—
Oh son of war, how can a garment of calumny
a garment that melts away even while kept safe?
Remain on treachery, melting while being protected?
ياO اِبنَson of حَربٍHarb لَقَدindeed رَفَوناهُwe have darned it حَتّىuntil
يا اِبنَ حَربٍ لَقَد رَفَوناهُ حَتّى
بَقِيَremained الرَفوُthe darning وَاِنقَضىand was no more الطَليّسانُthe shawl
بَقِيَ الرَفوُ وَاِنقَضى الطَليّسانُ
O Ibn Harb, we have indeed darned it until
Oh son of war, we have certainly raised him until
the darning remained, and the shawl was no more.
Only sublimity remains and the slanderer is gone
Sol 6.1