تَدَيَّنَprofessed faith مَغرِبيٌّa Westerner بِاِنتِحالٍthrough pretence
تَدَيَّنَ مَغرِبيٌّ بِاِنتِحالٍ
وَعارَضَand countered بِالتَنَحُّلِwith pretence مَشرِقِيُّan Easterner
وَعارَضَ بِالتَنَحُّلِ مَشرِقِيُّ
A Westerner professed faith through pretence,
and an Easterner countered with pretence.
فَصَمتاًso be silent إِنif أَرَدتُمyou wish أَوor مَقالاًspeech
فَصَمتاً إِن أَرَدتُم أَو مَقالاً
فَماfor there is no فيin هَذِهِthis الدُنِّياworld تَقِيُّpious person
فَما في هَذِهِ الدُنِّيا تَقِيُّ
So be silent, if you wish, or speak:
for no one in this world is pious.
نَقاءُthe cleanliness لِباسِناof our garments فيهاin it كَثيرٌis abundant
نَقاءُ لِباسِنا فيها كَثيرٌ
وَلَيسَand there is not لِأَهلِهاfor its people عِرضٌhonor نَقِيُّunsullied
وَلَيسَ لِأَهلِها عِرضٌ نَقِيُّ
Our garments here are very clean,
yet none of its people has unsullied honor.
وَإِنand if رُقِّيَis raised الفَتىthe young man رُتَبَto the ranks المعاليof eminence
وَإِن رُقِّيَ الفَتى رُتَبَ المعالي
فَمِثلُthen like هُبوطِهِhis descent ذاكَthat الرُقِيُّascent
فَمِثلُ هُبوطِهِ ذاكَ الرُقِيُّ
And if a young man is raised to lofty ranks,
then that ascent is like his descent.
وَيَحسَبُand thinks بَعضُناsomeone among us أَنthat قدalready أَتاهُhas come to him
وَيَحسَبُ بَعضُنا أَن قد أَتاهُ
نَعيمٌbliss وَهوَwhile he لَوif يَدريhe knew شَقِيُّis wretched
نَعيمٌ وَهوَ لَو يَدري شَقِيُّ
And someone among us thinks he has already received
bliss—yet, if he knew, he is wretched.
وَأَعوَزَناand we have lacked بَياضُthe brightness العَيشِof life فيهاin it
وَأَعوَزَنا بَياضُ العَيشِ فيها
وَلَمand not يُعوِزhas been lacking بَياضٌwhiteness مَفرِقِيُّof the hair's parting
وَلَم يُعوِز بَياضٌ مَفرِقِيُّ
And here we have lacked the brightness of life,
but not the whiteness at the hair's parting.
Sol 6.1