يُطَهِّرُpurifies الجَسَدَthe body المَغرورَdeluded صاحِبُهits owner
يُطَهِّرُ الجَسَدَ المَغرورَ صاحِبُه
وَإِنَّماand only صيغَwas fashioned أَقذاراًfilth وَأَنجاساand impurities
وَإِنَّما صيغَ أَقذاراً وَأَنجاسا
Its owner purifies the deluded body,
Its deluded owner purifies the body,
though it was fashioned of nothing but filth and impurities.
Yet it was fashioned only from filth and impurities.
كَمhow many اِدَّعىclaimed الطُهرَpurity ناسٌpeople ثُمَّthen كَشَفَهُمexposed them
كَم اِدَّعى الطُهرَ ناسٌ ثُمَّ كَشَفَهُم
مَرُّthe passage الزَمانِof time فَكانَand so were القَومُthe people أَرجاساfilth
مَرُّ الزَمانِ فَكانَ القَومُ أَرجاسا
How many people claimed purity—then they were exposed by
How many people claimed purity, then were exposed
the passage of time and proved to be a foul people.
By the passage of time, and proved to be foul.
لاnot يَمنَعُshields المِلِكَthe king الجَبارَmighty مِنfrom قَدَرٍa fate
لا يَمنَعُ المِلِكَ الجَبارَ مِن قَدَرٍ
يُغَيِّرُchanges الحالَthe state ماwhat أَجدىhe bestowed وَماand what جاساhe raided
يُغَيِّرُ الحالَ ما أَجدى وَما جاسا
The imperious king cannot ward off a decree of fate
The mighty king cannot escape a fate
that changes his state, however much he gains and however far he ranges.
That changes his lot, despite his gifts and forays,
وَلَوand even if غَداbecame الكَواكِبُthe planets المِرّيخُMars فيin يَدِهِhis hand
وَلَو غَدا الكَواكِبُ المِرّيخُ في يَدِهِ
كَالسَهمِlike an arrow وَاِتَّخَذَand he took البِرجيسَJupiter بِرجاساa target
كَالسَهمِ وَاِتَّخَذَ البِرجيسَ بِرجاسا
Even if Mars in his hand were to assail the planets
Even if Mars, among the planets, were in his hand
like an arrow, and he made a zodiacal mansion his target.
Like an arrow, and he took Jupiter as a target.
Sol 6.1