قَدindeed آذَنَتناhas informed us بِأَمرٍof a matter فادِحٍgrievous أُذُنٌan ear
قَد آذَنَتنا بِأَمرٍ فادِحٍ أُذُنٌ
وَإِنَّماand only قيلَwere called آذانٌears لِإيذانِfor giving notice
وَإِنَّما قيلَ آذانٌ لِإيذانِ
An ear has indeed informed us of a grievous matter.
An ear has warned us of grievous news,
And ears were so called only because they give notice.
And ears are only called so for hearing.
شَمسٌa sun وَبَدرٌand a full moon أَناراboth shone فيin ضُحىًmorning light وَدُجىًand darkness
شَمسٌ وَبَدرٌ أَنارا في ضُحىً وَدُجىً
لِآدَمٍfor Adam وَهُماand they both لاno رَيبَdoubt هَذانِthese two
لِآدَمٍ وَهُما لا رَيبَ هَذانِ
A sun and a full moon shone in daylight and darkness
A sun and a moon lit up the morn and gloom
for Adam—and these, beyond doubt, are the very same two.
For Adam, and there is no doubt they are the two.
وَاللَيلُand the night وَالصُبحُand the dawn ماnot اِنجَذَّتhave been severed حِبالُهُماtheir cords
وَاللَيلُ وَالصُبحُ ما اِنجَذَّت حِبالُهُما
وَكُلَّand every حَبلٍcord عَلىwith عَمدٍdeliberate intent يَجُذّانِthey both sever
وَكُلَّ حَبلٍ عَلى عَمدٍ يَجُذّانِ
And night and dawn—their cords have not been severed,
Neither has night unravelled its ropes,
yet they deliberately sever every cord.
Nor the dawn, and every rope is on a pillar they shake.
وَيَأكُلانِand they both eat وَلَمand have not يَستَوبِلاboth found unwholesome مِقَراًbitter fare
وَيَأكُلانِ وَلَم يَستَوبِلا مِقَراً
مِنَamong الطَعامِfoods وَلاnor شَهداًhoney يَلَذّانِdo they both relish
مِنَ الطَعامِ وَلا شَهداً يَلَذّانِ
And they eat, yet find no bitter fare unwholesome
They eat yet face no table
among foods, nor do they relish honey.
With food, nor tasted any sweet honey.
إِنَّindeed الجَديدَينِthe ever-new pair ماnot ظَنّاthey both surmised وَماand not عَلِماthey both knew
إِنَّ الجَديدَينِ ما ظَنّا وَما عَلِما
بَلrather طائِرانِtwo birds عَلىin جَدٍّearnestness أَحَذّانِboth swift
بَل طائِرانِ عَلى جَدٍّ أَحَذّانِ
Indeed, the ever-new pair has neither surmised nor known;
The two newcomers never thought or knew,
rather, two swift birds in earnest flight.
Rather two birds perched on a branch they shook.
طِرفانِtwo thoroughbred steeds لِلَّهِbelonging to God ماnot بُذّاboth were outstripped وَلاnor لُحِقاboth were overtaken
طِرفانِ لِلَّهِ ما بُذّا وَلا لُحِقا
وَلَمand have not يَزالاthey both ceased بِمِقدارٍby an appointed measure يَبُذّانِthey both outstrip
وَلَم يَزالا بِمِقدارٍ يَبُذّانِ
Two thoroughbred steeds of God, never outstripped or overtaken,
Two gazes of God unharmed and unhurt,
and they have always raced ahead by an appointed measure.
Ever of a measure they shook.
هَذّاthey both recited swiftly العِظاتِadmonitions عَلَيناto us فيin سُكونِهِماtheir stillness
هَذّا العِظاتِ عَلَينا في سُكونِهِما
كَصارِمَينِlike two swords ذَويboth possessing غَربٍa keen edge يُهَذّانِbeing honed
كَصارِمَينِ ذَوي غَربٍ يُهَذّانِ
They swiftly recite admonitions to us in their stillness,
Rebuking us in their stillness
like two keen-edged swords being honed.
Like two unsheathed swords they brandished.
وَقالَتِand said الأَرضُthe earth مَهلاًgently ياO بَنِيّmy sons أَلاbehold
وَقالَتِ الأَرضُ مَهلاً يا بَنِيّ أَلا
سِيّانِequal فَوقَيupon me أَجماليmy camels وَقَذّانيand my tiny ticks
سِيّانِ فَوقَي أَجمالي وَقَذّاني
And the earth said: “Gently, my sons! Behold,
And Earth said, gently, O sons
my camels and my tiny ticks are equal upon me.
Mount me and race over my beauty and wound me!
غَذاكُمُHe nourished you اللَهُGod مِنّيfrom me ثُمَّthen عَوَّضَنيHe recompensed me
غَذاكُمُ اللَهُ مِنّي ثُمَّ عَوَّضَني
مِمّاfor what لَقيتُI endured فَبِالأَجسامِso with bodies غَذّانيHe nourished me
مِمّا لَقيتُ فَبِالأَجسامِ غَذّاني
God nourished you from me, then recompensed me
May God feed you from me then compensate me
for what I endured: He fed me with bodies.
For what I encountered - so, with bodies, feed me!
وَطِئتُمونيyou trod upon me بِأَقدامٍwith feet وَأَحذِيَةٍand shoes
وَطِئتُموني بِأَقدامٍ وَأَحذِيَةٍ
فَقَدso indeed أُدِلتُI was given the upper hand فَتَحتيso beneath me مَنwhoever تَحَذّانيwore me as shoes
فَقَد أُدِلتُ فَتَحتي مَن تَحَذّاني
You trod upon me with feet and shoes;
You walked me with feet and sandals
now the turn is mine: beneath me lies whoever wore me as shoes.”
So I was entered - who opened me for those who wounded me?
كَمhow much مَرَّhas passed فيthrough الدَهرِtime مِنof قَيظٍsummer heat وَمِنand of شَبَمٍbitter cold
كَم مَرَّ في الدَهرِ مِن قَيظٍ وَمِن شَبَمٍ
وَلاحَand appeared فيupon الأَرضِthe earth مِنof وِردٍroses وَحَوذانِand buttercups
وَلاحَ في الأَرضِ مِن وِردٍ وَحَوذانِ
How much summer heat and bitter cold have passed through time,
How much heat and cold has passed in time
and how many roses and buttercups have appeared upon the earth!
And blossomed on earth of flowers and spleenwort!
ياO صاحِبَيَّmy two companions اللَذَينِwho اِستَشفَياboth sought healing لِضَنىًfor wasting sickness
يا صاحِبَيَّ اللَذَينِ اِستَشفَيا لِضَنىً
بِمَنin whom تَلوذانِyou both seek refuge أَوor مِمَّنfrom whom تَعوذانِyou both seek protection
بِمَن تَلوذانِ أَو مِمَّن تَعوذانِ
O my two companions, who sought a cure for wasting sickness,
O two friends who sought relief from dearth
in whom do you seek refuge, or from whom seek protection?
In whom you take refuge or from whom you seek protection?
بُقراطَHippocrates عَمريby my life وَجالينوسُand Galen ماnot سَلِماthey both escaped unharmed
بُقراطَ عَمري وَجالينوسُ ما سَلِما
وَالحَقُّand the truth أَنَّهُماthat they both فيin الطِبِّmedicine فَذّانِboth peerless
وَالحَقُّ أَنَّهُما في الطِبِّ فَذّانِ
Hippocrates, by my life, and Galen were not spared,
Hippocrates, my life, and Galen were not spared
though, in truth, both were peerless in medicine.
And truly they were supreme in medicine!
Sol 6.1