غَداcame to be الحَقُّtruth فيin دارٍa house تَحَرَّزَguarded themselves أَهلُهاits people
غَدا الحَقُّ في دارٍ تَحَرَّزَ أَهلُها
وَطُفتُand I went about بِهِمamong them كَالسارِقِlike a thief المُتَلَصِّصِstealthy
وَطُفتُ بِهِم كَالسارِقِ المُتَلَصِّصِ
Truth has come to dwell in a house whose people guard themselves,
and I went about them like a stealthy thief.
فَقالواthen they said أَلاcome now! أَذهَبgo away! ماno لِمِثلِكَfor one like you عِندَناwith us
فَقالوا أَلا أَذهَب ما لِمِثلِكَ عِندَنا
مُقيلٌa resting place وَحاذِرand beware مِنof يَقينٍcertainty مُفَصِّصِdissecting
مُقيلٌ وَحاذِر مِن يَقينٍ مُفَصِّصِ
Then they said, “Be off! For one like you, we have no
resting place; beware a certainty that dissects.
أَلَمhave you not تَرَناseen us رُحناwe went forth مَعَwith الطَيرِthe birds بِالهُدىwith guidance
أَلَم تَرَنا رُحنا مَعَ الطَيرِ بِالهُدى
وَأَنتَwhile you طَريحٌcast down ذوpossessing جَناحٍa wing مُقَصَّصِclipped
وَأَنتَ طَريحٌ ذو جَناحٍ مُقَصَّصِ
Have you not seen us go forth with the birds, guided,
while you lie cast down, with a clipped wing?”
إِذاwhen شُهِرَwas made renowned الإِنسانُa human being بِالدينِfor religion لَمnot تَكُنbe
إِذا شُهِرَ الإِنسانُ بِالدينِ لَم تَكُن
لَهُfor him رُتبَةُthe standing المُستَأنِسِthe intimate المُتَخَصِّصِthe specially favored one
لَهُ رُتبَةُ المُستَأنِسِ المُتَخَصِّصِ
When a man is renowned for religion, he does not have
the standing of an intimate, specially favored companion.
فَطَبعُكَfor your nature سُلطانٌa sovereign لِعَقلِكَover your reason غالِبٌoverpowering
فَطَبعُكَ سُلطانٌ لِعَقلِكَ غالِبٌ
تَداوَلُهُtake turns possessing it أَهواؤُهُits passions بِالتَشَصُّصِby thievery
تَداوَلُهُ أَهواؤُهُ بِالتَشَصُّصِ
For your nature is a sovereign that overpowers your reason;
its passions take turns plundering it.
سُقيتَyou were given to drink شَراباًa drink لَمnot تُهَنَّأwere granted enjoyment بِبَردِهِof its coolness
سُقيتَ شَراباً لَم تُهَنَّأ بِبَردِهِ
فَعُنّيتَso you were afflicted مِنfrom بَعدِafter الصَدىthirst بِالتَغَصُّصِwith choking
فَعُنّيتَ مِن بَعدِ الصَدى بِالتَغَصُّصِ
You were given a drink, but no delight in its coolness;
so, after thirst, you were afflicted with choking.
Sol 6.1