أَجازَpermitted الشافِعِيُّal-Shafi‘i فَعالdoing شَيءٍsomething
أَجازَ الشافِعِيُّ فَعال شَيءٍ
وَقالَand said أَبوAbu (father of) حَنيفَةَHanifa لاnot يَجوزُis permitted
وَقالَ أَبو حَنيفَةَ لا يَجوزُ
Al-Shafi‘i permitted the doing of something,
And Abu Hanifa said, 'It is not permitted.'
فَضَلَّso went astray الشيبُthe gray-haired men وَالشُبّانُand the young men مِنّاamong us
فَضَلَّ الشيبُ وَالشُبّانُ مِنّا
وَماand not اِهتَدَتِfound guidance الفَتاةُthe young woman وَلاnor العَجوزُthe old woman
وَما اِهتَدَتِ الفَتاةُ وَلا العَجوزُ
So the gray-haired men and the youths among us went astray,
And neither the young woman nor the old woman found guidance.
لَقَدindeed نَزَلَlodged الفَقيهُthe jurist بِدارِin the home of قَومٍa people
لَقَد نَزَلَ الفَقيهُ بِدارِ قَومٍ
فَكانَso there was لِأَمرِهِfor his command فيهِمamong them نَجوزُfulfillment
فَكانَ لِأَمرِهِ فيهِم نَجوزُ
The jurist indeed lodged in a people's home,
So his command was carried out among them.
وَلَمand did not آمَنI feel secure عَلىfor الفُقَهاءِthe jurists حَبساًconfinement
وَلَم آمَن عَلى الفُقَهاءِ حَبساً
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle قيلَit is said لِلأُمَناءِto the trustworthy جوزُواpass on, all of you
إِذا ما قيلَ لِلأُمَناءِ جوزُوا
Nor was I sure the jurists would escape confinement,
When the trustworthy are told, 'Pass on.'
Sol 6.1