إِنif عَذُبَtastes sweet المَينُfalsehood بِأَفواهِكُمin your mouths
إِن عَذُبَ المَينُ بِأَفواهِكُم
فَإِنَّthen indeed صِدقيmy truth بِفَميin my mouth أَعذَبُsweeter
فَإِنَّ صِدقي بِفَمي أَعذَبُ
If falsehood tastes sweet in your mouths,
then my truth tastes sweeter in my mouth.
طَلَبتُI sought لِلعالَمِfor humankind تَهذيبَهُمtheir refinement
طَلَبتُ لِلعالَمِ تَهذيبَهُم
وَالناسُand people ماnot صُفّواwere purified وَلاnor هُذِّبواwere refined
وَالناسُ ما صُفّوا وَلا هُذِّبوا
I sought refinement for humankind,
yet people have neither been purified nor refined.
سَأَلتُI asked مَنone who خالَفَdisagreed عَنabout دينِهِhis religion
سَأَلتُ مَن خالَفَ عَن دينِهِ
فَأَعوَزَso was lacking المُخبِرُthe informant لاnot يَكذِبُlies
فَأَعوَزَ المُخبِرُ لا يَكذِبُ
I asked an opponent about his religion,
but no truthful informant could be found.
وَأَكثَرواand they multiplied الدَعوىclaims بِلاwithout حُجَّةٍproof
وَأَكثَروا الدَعوى بِلا حُجَّةٍ
كُلٌّeach إِلىtoward حَيِّزِهِhis own domain يَجذبُdraws
كُلٌّ إِلى حَيِّزِهِ يَجذبُ
And they made many claims without proof;
each draws others toward his own domain.
Sol 6.1