إِنَّindeed اليَهودِيَّthe Jew خَلّىdivorced جَهلُهُhis ignorance اِمرَأَةًa woman
إِنَّ اليَهودِيَّ خَلّى جَهلُهُ اِمرَأَةً
كانَتwas عَقيماًbarren وَخَيرُand the best of النُسوَةِwomen العُقُمُthe barren women
كانَت عَقيماً وَخَيرُ النُسوَةِ العُقُمُ
Indeed, the Jew's ignorance led him to divorce a woman
who was barren—and the best women are the barren.
ماذاwhat أَرادَdid he want لَحاهُmay He curse him اللَهُGod مِنfrom وَلَدٍa child
ماذا أَرادَ لَحاهُ اللَهُ مِن وَلَدٍ
يُلقىis made to face مِنَfrom الدَهرِTime ماwhat يُرديkills وَماand what يَقِمُhumbles
يُلقى مِنَ الدَهرِ ما يُردي وَما يَقِمُ
What did he want—God curse him—with a child
who is made by Time to face what kills and what humbles?
أَماdo ... not? تُحاوِلُseek إِنif طالَتlast long تَجارِبُهاtheir trials
أَما تُحاوِلُ إِن طالَت تَجارِبُها
بُرءاًrecovery مِنَfrom السَقَمِsickness هَذيthese الأَنفُسُsouls السُقُمُailing
بُرءاً مِنَ السَقَمِ هَذي الأَنفُسُ السُقُمُ
Do they not seek, if their trials last long,
recovery from sickness—these ailing souls?
مِثلُlike البَهائِمِthe beasts غَرَّتهاdeceived them سَلامَتُهاtheir well-being
مِثلُ البَهائِمِ غَرَّتها سَلامَتُها
وَاللَهُand God يُمهِلُgrants respite حيناًfor a time ثُمَّthen يَنتَقِمُtakes vengeance
وَاللَهُ يُمهِلُ حيناً ثُمَّ يَنتَقِمُ
Like beasts, they have been deceived by their well-being;
and God grants respite for a time, then takes vengeance.
Sol 6.1