لَناwe have طِباعٌinnate dispositions وَجَدناwe have found العَقلَreason يَأمُرُهاcommands them
لَنا طِباعٌ وَجَدنا العَقلَ يَأمُرُها
فَلاyet not تُريدُthey desire مِنَamong الأَخلاقِmoral qualities ماwhat حَسُناis good
فَلا تُريدُ مِنَ الأَخلاقِ ما حَسُنا
We have natures that, we have found, reason commands,
yet they desire none of the good qualities of character.
أَخوكَyour brother إِنif عَزَّhe is mighty عِلجٌa wild ass فيamong أَوابِدُهُhis wild companions
أَخوكَ إِن عَزَّ عِلجٌ في أَوابِدُهُ
وَإِنand if يَذِلَّhe is humbled فَعَيرٌthen an ass آهِلٌdomesticated رُسِناwas haltered
وَإِن يَذِلَّ فَعَيرٌ آهِلٌ رُسِنا
Your brother, if mighty, is a wild ass among his wild companions;
and if humbled, a tame ass fitted with a halter.
نَحنُwe المِياهُwaters أَقامَتhave remained فيin مَواطِنِهاtheir dwelling places
نَحنُ المِياهُ أَقامَت في مَواطِنِها
وَطالَand grew long وَقتٌtime فَأَمسىso became كُلُّهاall of them أَسِناfoul-smelling
وَطالَ وَقتٌ فَأَمسى كُلُّها أَسِنا
We are waters that have remained in their places;
and time has stretched on until all have grown foul.
إِنَّindeed اللَيالِيَthe nights قالَتhave spoken وَهيَthough they are صامِتَةٌsilent
إِنَّ اللَيالِيَ قالَت وَهيَ صامِتَةٌ
ماhow أَبلَغَeloquent الدَهرَTime لاnot مَنwhoever يَدَّعيclaims اللَسَناeloquence
ما أَبلَغَ الدَهرَ لا مَن يَدَّعي اللَسَنا
Indeed, the nights have spoken, though they are silent:
"How eloquent is Time—not he who claims eloquence!"
سُبحانَglory be to خالِقِthe Creator of هَذيthese الشُهبِbright stars دائِبَةًunceasing
سُبحانَ خالِقِ هَذي الشُهبِ دائِبَةً
سارَتthey traveled وَأَسرَتand traveled by night فَلاso no أَيناًweariness وَلاnor وَسَناdrowsiness
سارَت وَأَسرَت فَلا أَيناً وَلا وَسَنا
Glory be to the Creator of these bright, ever-moving stars:
they travel and journey by night, without weariness or drowsiness.
وَالشَمسُand the sun تُغمَرُfloods أَهلَthe people of الأَرضِthe earth مَصلَحَةًbenefit
وَالشَمسُ تُغمَرُ أَهلَ الأَرضِ مَصلَحَةً
رَبَّتit has nurtured جُسوماًbodies وَفيهاand in it لِلعُيونِfor the eyes سَناradiance
رَبَّت جُسوماً وَفيها لِلعُيونِ سَنا
And the sun floods the people of earth with benefits;
it has nurtured bodies, and in it is radiance for the eyes.
Sol 6.1