قَدindeed آذَنَتناhas warned 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 warned us of a grievous matter;
And ears were so named only for giving notice.
شَمسٌa sun وَبَدرٌand a full moon أَناراthey both shone فيin ضُحىًmidmorning 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 at midmorning and in darkness
For Adam; and they are, beyond doubt, these same two.
وَاللَيلُand the night وَالصُبحُand the morning 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 morning—their cords have not been severed;
Yet they deliberately sever every cord.
وَيَأكُلانِand they both eat وَلَمand have not يَستَوبِلاboth found unwholesome مِقَراًbitter aloe
وَيَأكُلانِ وَلَم يَستَوبِلا مِقَراً
مِنَamong الطَعامِfood وَلاand do not شَهداًhoney يَلَذّانِthey both relish
مِنَ الطَعامِ وَلا شَهداً يَلَذّانِ
And they eat, yet have never found bitter aloe unwholesome
Among their food, nor do they relish honey.
إِنَّindeed الجَديدَينِthe two ever-new ones (night and day) ماnot ظَنّاthey both surmised وَماand not عَلِماthey both knew
إِنَّ الجَديدَينِ ما ظَنّا وَما عَلِما
بَلrather طائِرانِtwo birds عَلىon جَدٍّan earnest course أَحَذّانِboth fleet
بَل طائِرانِ عَلى جَدٍّ أَحَذّانِ
The two ever-new ones have neither surmised nor known;
Rather, they are two fleet birds flying on in earnest.
طِرفانِtwo thoroughbred steeds لِلَّهِbelonging to God ماnot بُذّاwere both outstripped وَلاnor لُحِقاwere both overtaken
طِرفانِ لِلَّهِ ما بُذّا وَلا لُحِقا
وَلَمand have not يَزالاboth ceased بِمِقدارٍby an allotted measure يَبُذّانِthey both outstrip
وَلَم يَزالا بِمِقدارٍ يَبُذّانِ
Two steeds of God's, never outstripped or overtaken,
And they have never ceased to outstrip others, by an allotted measure.
هَذّاthey both recited rapidly العِظاتِadmonitions عَلَيناupon us فيin سُكونِهِماtheir stillness
هَذّا العِظاتِ عَلَينا في سُكونِهِما
كَصارِمَينِlike two cutting swords ذَويboth possessing غَربٍa sharp edge يُهَذّانِboth being swiftly swung
كَصارِمَينِ ذَوي غَربٍ يُهَذّانِ
They poured forth admonitions upon us in their stillness,
Like two keen-edged swords being swiftly swung.
وَقالَتِand said الأَرضُthe earth مَهلاًgently ياO بَنِيّmy sons أَلاbehold
وَقالَتِ الأَرضُ مَهلاً يا بَنِيّ أَلا
سِيّانِboth alike فَوقَيupon me أَجماليmy camels وَقَذّانيand my tiny ticks
سِيّانِ فَوقَي أَجمالي وَقَذّاني
And the earth said: Gently, my sons! Behold,
My camels and my tiny ticks are alike upon me.
غَذاكُمُnourished you اللَهُGod مِنّيfrom me ثُمَّthen عَوَّضَنيcompensated me
غَذاكُمُ اللَهُ مِنّي ثُمَّ عَوَّضَني
مِمّاfor what لَقيتُI suffered فَبِالأَجسامِso with bodies غَذّانيHe nourished me
مِمّا لَقيتُ فَبِالأَجسامِ غَذّاني
God nourished you from me, then compensated me
For what I suffered; so with bodies He nourished me.
وَطِئتُمونيyou trod upon me بِأَقدامٍwith feet وَأَحذِيَةٍand shoes
وَطِئتُموني بِأَقدامٍ وَأَحذِيَةٍ
فَقَدso indeed أُدِلتُI was given the upper hand فَتَحتيso beneath me مَنwhoever تَحَذّانيmade me his footwear
فَقَد أُدِلتُ فَتَحتي مَن تَحَذّاني
You trod upon me with feet and shoes;
Now I have the upper hand: beneath me lies whoever made me his footwear.
كَمhow much مَرَّpassed فيthrough الدَهرِtime مِنof قَيظٍsummer heat وَمِنand of شَبَمٍcold
كَم مَرَّ في الدَهرِ مِن قَيظٍ وَمِن شَبَمٍ
وَلاحَand gleamed فيupon الأَرضِthe earth مِنof وِردٍroses وَحَوذانِand buttercups
وَلاحَ في الأَرضِ مِن وِردٍ وَحَوذانِ
How much summer heat and cold has passed through the ages,
And how many roses and buttercups have gleamed upon the earth!
ياO صاحِبَيَّmy two companions اللَذَينِwho both اِستَشفَياsought healing لِضَنىًfor wasting illness
يا صاحِبَيَّ اللَذَينِ اِستَشفَيا لِضَنىً
بِمَنwith whom تَلوذانِdo you both seek refuge أَوor مِمَّنfrom whom تَعوذانِdo you both seek protection
بِمَن تَلوذانِ أَو مِمَّن تَعوذانِ
O my two companions who sought healing for wasting sickness,
With whom do you seek refuge, or from whom do you seek protection?
بُقراطَHippocrates عَمريby my life وَجالينوسُand Galen ماnot سَلِماwere both spared
بُقراطَ عَمري وَجالينوسُ ما سَلِما
وَالحَقُّand the truth أَنَّهُماis that they both فيin الطِبِّmedicine فَذّانِtwo unrivalled masters
وَالحَقُّ أَنَّهُما في الطِبِّ فَذّانِ
Hippocrates, by my life, and Galen were not spared,
And the truth is that both were unrivalled in medicine.
Sol 6.1