طَلَبَhe sought الخَسائِسَbase things وَاِرتَقىand ascended فيin مِنبَرٍa pulpit
طَلَبَ الخَسائِسَ وَاِرتَقى في مِنبَرٍ
يَصِفُhe describes الحِسابَthe Reckoning لِأُمَّةٍto a people لِيَهولَهاto terrify them
يَصِفُ الحِسابَ لِأُمَّةٍ لِيَهولَها
He pursued base ends and mounted a pulpit,
He sought lowly goals and ascended the pulpit
Describing the Reckoning to a people to terrify them.
To describe the reckoning to a nation, to horrify it
وَيَكونُand he is غَيرَnot مُصَدِّقٍa believer بِقِيامَةٍin a resurrection
وَيَكونُ غَيرَ مُصَدِّقٍ بِقِيامَةٍ
أَمسىhe has come to يُمَثِّلُdepict فيin النُفوسِsouls ذُهولَهاits bewilderment
أَمسى يُمَثِّلُ في النُفوسِ ذُهولَها
Yet he does not believe in a resurrection;
Yet he does not believe in any resurrection
He now depicts in people's souls the bewilderment it brings.
By night, he portrays in souls their stupor
وَوَجَدتُand I found لَيلَthe night of الغَيِّerror أَلبَسَhad cloaked مُردَهاtheir beardless youths
وَوَجَدتُ لَيلَ الغَيِّ أَلبَسَ مُردَها
وَشُيوخَهاand their old men وَشَبابَهاand their young men وَكُهولَهاand their middle-aged men
وَشُيوخَها وَشَبابَها وَكُهولَها
And I found the night of error had cloaked their beardless youths,
And I found the night of confusion dressed its cloak
And their old men, their young men, and their middle-aged men.
On its elders, youth, and adults
لَوif قامَrose أَمواتُthe dead of العَواصِمِthe fortified cities وَحدَهاthose cities alone
لَو قامَ أَمواتُ العَواصِمِ وَحدَها
مَلَأواthey would fill البِلادَthe land حَزونَهاits rugged tracts وَسُهولَهاand its plains
مَلَأوا البِلادَ حَزونَها وَسُهولَها
If the dead of the fortified cities alone were to rise,
If the dead of the metropolises alone arose
They would fill the land, its rugged tracts and its plains.
They would fill the lands, grieving and desolate
فَخُذِso take الَّذيwhat قالَsaid اللَبيبُthe wise man وَعِشand live بِهِby it
فَخُذِ الَّذي قالَ اللَبيبُ وَعِش بِهِ
وَدَعِand leave الغُواةَthe misguided كَذوبَهاtheir habitual liar وَجَهولَهاand their utter fool
وَدَعِ الغُواةَ كَذوبَها وَجَهولَها
So take what the wise man said and live by it,
So take what the wise one said and live by it
And leave the misguided—their habitual liars and utter fools.
And leave the foolish their lies and ignorance
Sol 6.1