تَصَدَّقgive alms عَلىto الطَيرِthe birds الغَواديsetting out in the morning بِشُربَةٍwith a drink
تَصَدَّق عَلى الطَيرِ الغَوادي بِشُربَةٍ
مِنَof الماءِthe water وَاِعدُدهاand deem them أَحَقَّmore deserving مِنَthan الأُنسِhumankind
مِنَ الماءِ وَاِعدُدها أَحَقَّ مِنَ الأُنسِ
Give alms to the birds setting out in the morning—a drink
Of water, and deem them more deserving than humankind.
فَماfor … not جِنسُهاtheir kind جانٍinflicting عَليكَupon you أَذيَّةًinjury
فَما جِنسُها جانٍ عَليكَ أَذيَّةً
بِحالٍin any circumstance إِذاif ماخِفتَyou do fear مِنfrom ذلِكَthat الجِنسِthe kind
بِحالٍ إِذا ماخِفتَ مِن ذلِكَ الجِنسِ
For their kind inflicts no injury upon you
In any circumstance, if you fear that other kind.
لَقَدindeed فَرَّعَتناbrought us forth as branches قُدرَةٌa power أَزَليَّةٌeternal
لَقَد فَرَّعَتنا قُدرَةٌ أَزَليَّةٌ
فَعِشناso we lived وَعُدناand we returned راجِعينَreturning إِلىto القِنسِthe root
فَعِشنا وَعُدنا راجِعينَ إِلى القِنسِ
An eternal power has indeed brought us forth as branches;
So we lived and went back, returning to the root.
تُذَكِّرُناremind us الأَيّامُthe days أَمراًa matter فَنَنطَويso we fold inward
تُذَكِّرُنا الأَيّامُ أَمراً فَنَنطَوي
عَلَيهِupon it زَماناًfor a time ثُمَّthen لاno بُدَّescape أَنthat تُنسيmake us forget
عَلَيهِ زَماناً ثُمَّ لا بُدَّ أَن تُنسي
The days remind us of a matter, and we dwell
Upon it for a time; then they must make us forget.
فَلاso do not تَتَعَرَّضplace yourself in the way فيin طَريقِكَyour path ناظِراًgazing
فَلا تَتَعَرَّض في طَريقِكَ ناظِراً
نِساءَwomen النَصارىof the Christians غَادِياتٍsetting out in the morning إِلىto الكُنسِthe churches
نِساءَ النَصارى غَادِياتٍ إِلى الكُنسِ
So do not station yourself along your path, gazing
At Christian women setting out in the morning for the churches.
Sol 6.1