مَضىhas passed الزَمانُtime وَنَفسُand the soul الحَيِّof the living being مولَعَةٌenamored
مَضى الزَمانُ وَنَفسُ الحَيِّ مولَعَةٌ
بِالشَرِّof evil مِنsince قَبلِbefore هابيلٍAbel وَقابيلِand Cain
بِالشَرِّ مِن قَبلِ هابيلٍ وَقابيلِ
Time has passed, and the living soul has been enamored
of evil since before Abel and Cain.
لَوif غَربَلَsifted الناسُpeople كَيماso that يُعدَمواthey might be rid of سَقَطاًdross
لَو غَربَلَ الناسُ كَيما يُعدَموا سَقَطاً
لَماwould not تَحَصَّلَhave remained شَيءٌanything فيin الغَرابيلِthe sieves
لَما تَحَصَّلَ شَيءٌ في الغَرابيلِ
If people sifted themselves to be rid of dross,
nothing would remain in the sieves.
أَوor قيلَit were said لِلنارِto the fire خُصّيsingle out مَنwhoever جَنىdid wrong أَكَلَتit would devour
أَو قيلَ لِلنارِ خُصّي مَن جَنى أَكَلَت
أَجسادَهُمtheir bodies وَأَبَتand would refuse أَكلَto devour السَرابيلِthe garments
أَجسادَهُم وَأَبَت أَكلَ السَرابيلِ
Or if fire were told, “Single out the guilty,” it would devour
their bodies and refuse to devour their garments.
هَلdo يَنظُرونَthey await سِوىanything but الطوفانِthe Flood يَهلِكُهُمdestroying them
هَل يَنظُرونَ سِوى الطوفانِ يَهلِكُهُم
كَماas يُقالُis said أَوِor الطَيرِthe birds الأَبابيلِin swarming flocks
كَما يُقالُ أَوِ الطَيرِ الأَبابيلِ
Do they await anything but the Flood to destroy them,
as is told, or birds in swarming flocks?
فَلاso do not أَجِدكَlet me find you رَديئاًbase فيamong ذَويthose with أُمَمٍstature
فَلا أَجِدكَ رَديئاً في ذَوي أُمَمٍ
وَكُنand be نَبيلاًnoble مَعَamong القَومِthe people التَنابيلِthe stunted ones
وَكُن نَبيلاً مَعَ القَومِ التَنابيلِ
So let me not find you base among men of stature;
and be noble among the stunted folk.
سُبحانَglory be to مَنthe One who أَلهَمَinspired الأَجناسَthe kinds of creatures كُلَّهُمُall of them
سُبحانَ مَن أَلهَمَ الأَجناسَ كُلَّهُمُ
أَمراًan impulse يَقودُthat leads إِلىto خَبَلٍmadness وَتَخبيلِand derangement
أَمراً يَقودُ إِلى خَبَلٍ وَتَخبيلِ
Glory be to Him who inspired all kinds of creatures
with an impulse that leads to madness and derangement:
لَحظَthe glancing العُيونِof eyes وَأَهواءَand the passions النُفوسِof souls وَإِهand drawing near (word begins)
لَحظَ العُيونِ وَأَهواءَ النُفوسِ وَإِه
واءِ(completes 'drawing near') الشِفاهِof lips إِلىtoward لَثمٍtouching with the lips وَتَقبيلِand kissing
واءِ الشِفاهِ إِلى لَثمٍ وَتَقبيلِ
the glances of eyes, the passions of souls, and the drawing
of lips toward touching and kissing.
Sol 6.1