ماnothing راعَهاastonished her مِنfrom قُرىvillages of عُمٍّʿUmm وَجارِمِهاand its Jārim
ما راعَها مِن قُرى عُمٍّ وَجارِمِها
إِلّاexcept الأَباريقُthe radiant women يَحمِلنَthey carry الأَباريقاthe pitchers
إِلّا الأَباريقُ يَحمِلنَ الأَباريقا
Nothing astonished her in the villages of ʿUmm and its Jārim
No village did it spare, nor any villain,
except radiant women carrying pitchers,
Save pitchers laden down with other pitchers.
وَمومِساتٌand prostitutes تُوافيهاcome to them حَنادِسُهاtheir pitch-dark nights
وَمومِساتٌ تُوافيها حَنادِسُها
بِطارِقينَwith night callers يُخالونَthey are taken for البَطاريقاthe patricians
بِطارِقينَ يُخالونَ البَطاريقا
and prostitutes whose pitch-dark nights bring them
And whores whose chemises match their conceits
night callers taken for patricians.
With libertines who mimic patriarchs.
لَمdid not يَكفِهِمsuffice them ريقُsaliva of كَرمٍa grapevine مِنfrom شَرابِهِمُtheir drink
لَم يَكفِهِم ريقُ كَرمٍ مِن شَرابِهِمُ
حَتّىuntil أَضافواthey added إِلَيهِto it مِنfrom فَمٍa mouth ريقاsaliva
حَتّى أَضافوا إِلَيهِ مِن فَمٍ ريقا
The vine's saliva did not suffice them as drink,
The spittle of their liquor was not enough,
until they added to it saliva from a mouth.
They added to it from their mouths a spittle.
لَوif عُجِّلَتwere hastened لِغَويٍّfor a wayward man فاجِرٍwicked سَقرٌSaqar (Hell)
لَو عُجِّلَت لِغَويٍّ فاجِرٍ سَقرٌ
لَأُشعِرواthey would be made to feel جَمَراتِthe embers of النارِthe Fire تَحريقاscorching
لَأُشعِروا جَمَراتِ النارِ تَحريقا
If Saqar were hastened for a wayward sinner,
If hell were hastened for a wayward villain,
they would be made to feel the scorching of the Fire's embers.
They'd make hell's embers apt to set them crackling.
لَقَدindeed تَفَكَّرتُI pondered فيon الدُنِّياthe world وَساكِنِهاand its inhabitants
لَقَد تَفَكَّرتُ في الدُنِّيا وَساكِنِها
فَأَحدَثَso brought forth الفِكرُthought أَشجاناًsorrows وَتَأريقاand sleeplessness
فَأَحدَثَ الفِكرُ أَشجاناً وَتَأريقا
I have indeed pondered the world and its inhabitants,
I thought on life and those who dwell therein,
so thought brought forth sorrows and sleeplessness.
And thought did stir in me tumults and misgivings.
قَدindeed أَغرَقواthey plunged deeply فيinto مَعاصيهِمُtheir sins فَماso what لَهُمُails them
قَد أَغرَقوا في مَعاصيهِمُ فَما لَهُمُ
لاnot يُؤنِسونَthey perceive مِنَfrom الطوفانِthe flood تَغريقاdrowning
لا يُؤنِسونَ مِنَ الطوفانِ تَغريقا
They have plunged deep into their sins—what ails them,
They drowned in sins of theirs, and so they have
that they do not perceive the drowning brought by the flood?
No rescue from the deluge of their drowning.
وَصَيَّرواand they made لِأُناسٍfor people فيin الأَذىharm طُرُقاًpaths
وَصَيَّروا لِأُناسٍ في الأَذى طُرُقاً
وَذَلَّلواand they made easy الإِثمَsin إِعمالاًputting into practice وَتَطريقاand paving the way
وَذَلَّلوا الإِثمَ إِعمالاً وَتَطريقا
And they have laid for people paths of harm,
And they made paths for people bent on mischief,
and made sin easy by practicing it and paving its way.
And smoothed the way to sin by tricks and scheming.
أَعِرقُis it the bloodline of آدَمَAdam هَذاthis لاnot يُمازِجُهُmingles with it
أَعِرقُ آدَمَ هَذا لا يُمازِجُهُ
سِواهُanything other than it أَمor مَسَّtouched مِنfrom إِبليسَIblis تَعريقاan ancestral strain
سِواهُ أَم مَسَّ مِن إِبليسَ تَعريقا
Is this Adam's bloodline, unmingled
Does humankind in Adam's form still mix with none
with any other, or has it been touched by a strain from Iblis?
But Devil's spawn, or has he sniffed the Devil's tricks?
يَخشىfears ذَوِيَّthe withering of رَطيبٍa fresh tree حامِلٍbearing ثَمَراًfruit
يَخشى ذَوِيَّ رَطيبٍ حامِلٍ ثَمَراً
مُؤَمِّلٌone hoping مِنfrom غُصونِthe branches of اليُبسِdryness تَوريقاleafing
مُؤَمِّلٌ مِن غُصونِ اليُبسِ تَوريقا
The withering of a fresh, fruit-bearing tree is feared
He dreads the righteous bearing luscious fruit
by one who hopes for dry branches to put forth leaves.
While hoping branches withered will bear fruit.
كَمhow often تَطلُبُyou seek المالَwealth فيon سَهلٍa plain وَفيand on جَبَلٍa mountain
كَم تَطلُبُ المالَ في سَهلٍ وَفي جَبَلٍ
وَتَقطَعُand you traverse الأَرضَthe earth تَغريباًgoing west وَتَشريقاand going east
وَتَقطَعُ الأَرضَ تَغريباً وَتَشريقا
How often you seek wealth on plain and mountain,
How much you seek the wealth on plain or height
and traverse the earth, westward and eastward!
And roam the land from end to end, from east to west.
وَقَدand indeed شَهِدتَyou have witnessed مَخاريقَplay-whips (swords) الوَغىof battle لَعِبَتplayed
وَقَد شَهِدتَ مَخاريقَ الوَغى لَعِبَت
مُجيدَةًskillfully لِدُروعِthrough the armor of القَومِthe men تَخريقاrending
مُجيدَةً لِدُروعِ القَومِ تَخريقا
And you have seen the play-whips of battle at play,
And you have seen the fraying hooks in battle rend
expertly ripping through the men's armor.
The foemen's coats of mail to ragged shreds.
فَراقِبِso be mindful of اللَهَGod إِنَّindeed السَعدَgood fortune يَتبَعُهُfollows it
فَراقِبِ اللَهَ إِنَّ السَعدَ يَتبَعُهُ
نَحسٌill fortune وَإِنَّand indeed لِجَمعِfor the gathering of الدَهرِtime تَفريقاdispersal
نَحسٌ وَإِنَّ لِجَمعِ الدَهرِ تَفريقا
So be mindful of God: good fortune is followed
So fear your God for luck is dogged by ill luck.
by ill fortune, and what time gathers is scattered.
The world's assemblage ends in separation.
وَمَرَّand passed on موسىMoses وَلَمand did not يَترُكleave لِأُمَّتِهِfor his people
وَمَرَّ موسى وَلَم يَترُك لِأُمَّتِهِ
إِلّاexcept أَحاديثاًaccounts يُوَدَعنَare committed to المَهاريقاthe scrolls
إِلّا أَحاديثاً يُوَدَعنَ المَهاريقا
And Moses passed on, leaving his people
Moses has passed away and left his nation
only accounts committed to scrolls.
Naught but traditions laden down with nonsense.
Sol 6.1