الطَيلَسانُ اِشتُقَّ في لَفظِهِ

الطَيلَسانُ اِشتُقَّ في لَفظِهِ

مِن طُلسَةِ المُبتَكِرِ الجامِعِ

مِن طُلسَةِ المُبتَكِرِ الجامِعِ

In its very wording, ṭaylasān was derived

The taylasan mantle's name was derived

from the ṭulsān—the darkness—of the Originator, the All-Gathering;

from the dusky hue of the early-rising gatherer;

وَزيدَ ما زيدَ لِتَوكيدِهِ

وَزيدَ ما زيدَ لِتَوكيدِهِ

فَالشَرُّ في بارِقِهِ اللامِعِ

فَالشَرُّ في بارِقِهِ اللامِعِ

and whatever was added was added to reinforce it,

and what was added was added to reinforce it:

for evil lies within its gleaming flash.

so evil lies in its gleaming flash.

وَأَما اِستَحى العَدلُ وَأَخبارُهُ

وَأَما اِستَحى العَدلُ وَأَخبارُهُ

سَيِّئَةٌ في أُذنِ السامِعِ

سَيِّئَةٌ في أُذنِ السامِعِ

And has justice felt no shame, when reports of it

And has the upright man not felt shame, when reports of him

sound ugly in the hearer’s ear?

are foul in the listener's ear?

ما جارَ شَمّاسُكَ في حُكمِهِ

ما جارَ شَمّاسُكَ في حُكمِهِ

وَلا يَهودِيُّكَ بِالطامِعِ

وَلا يَهودِيُّكَ بِالطامِعِ

Your deacon has never been unjust in his judgment,

Your deacon did not act unjustly in his judgment,

nor is your Jew greedy.

nor is your Jew covetous.

فَالقَسُّ خَيرٌ لَكَ فيما أَرى

فَالقَسُّ خَيرٌ لَكَ فيما أَرى

مِن مُسلِمٍ يَخطُبُ في الجامِعِ

مِن مُسلِمٍ يَخطُبُ في الجامِعِ

So the priest is better for you, as I see it,

So the priest is better for you, as I see it,

than a Muslim preaching in the congregational mosque.

than a Muslim who preaches in the congregational mosque.