إِنَّindeed اليَهودِيَّthe Jew خَلّىdivorced جَهلُهُhis ignorance اِمرَأَةًa woman
إِنَّ اليَهودِيَّ خَلّى جَهلُهُ اِمرَأَةً
كانَتshe was عَقيماًbarren وَخَيرُand the best النُسوَةِthe women 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 of women are the barren.
ماذاwhat أَرادَhe wanted لَحاهُmay He curse him اللَهُGod مِنfrom وَلَدٍa child
ماذا أَرادَ لَحاهُ اللَهُ مِن وَلَدٍ
يُلقىis made to face مِنَfrom الدَهرِtime ماwhat يُرديdestroys وَماand what يَقِمُsubdues
يُلقى مِنَ الدَهرِ ما يُردي وَما يَقِمُ
What did he want—may God curse him—from a child
Who is made to face, at time's hands, what destroys and what subdues?
أَماdo ... not? تُحاوِلُseek إِنif طالَتlasted long تَجارِبُهاtheir trials
أَما تُحاوِلُ إِن طالَت تَجارِبُها
بُرءاًrecovery مِنَfrom السَقَمِsickness هَذيthese الأَنفُسُthe souls 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 while ثُمَّthen يَنتَقِمُtakes vengeance
وَاللَهُ يُمهِلُ حيناً ثُمَّ يَنتَقِمُ
Like beasts, their well-being has deceived them;
And God grants respite for a while, then takes vengeance.
Sol 6.1