ضَمَّكُمُunited you جِنسٌa species وَأَزرىand brought disgrace بِكُمupon you
ضَمَّكُمُ جِنسٌ وَأَزرى بِكُم
قِنسٌancestry وَأَنتُمwhile you فيin دُجاًdarkness تَخبِطونyou flounder
قِنسٌ وَأَنتُم في دُجاً تَخبِطون
A species has united you, and you have been debased
by your ancestry, while you flounder in darkness.
حَفَرتُمyou dug صَخراًrock وَأَنبَطتُمُand you brought forth
حَفَرتُم صَخراً وَأَنبَطتُمُ
ماءًwater فَهَلّاso why not العِلمَknowledge تَستَنبِطونyou draw forth
ماءً فَهَلّا العِلمَ تَستَنبِطون
You have dug through rock and brought forth
water; why, then, do you not draw forth knowledge?
بَعضُكُمُsome of you يَقتُلُkills بَعضاًothers كَأَنas though
بَعضُكُمُ يَقتُلُ بَعضاً كَأَن
جوزيتُمُyou were rewarded عَنfor غَنَمٍsheep تَعبِطونyou slaughter healthy animals
جوزيتُمُ عَن غَنَمٍ تَعبِطون
Some of you kill others, as though
you were rewarded for slaughtering healthy sheep.
رابَطتُمُyou guarded الثَغرَthe frontier بِأَفراسِكُمwith your horses
رابَطتُمُ الثَغرَ بِأَفراسِكُم
وَفَوقَكُمand above you فيin العَقلِintellect ماwhat تَربِطونyou tether
وَفَوقَكُم في العَقلِ ما تَربِطون
You have guarded the frontier with your horses,
yet what you tether surpasses you in intellect.
لَمnot تُرزَقواyou were granted خَيراًgood وَلَمand not تُعدَمواyou were deprived of
لَم تُرزَقوا خَيراً وَلَم تُعدَموا
شَرّاًevil فَماso what بالُكُمُyour condition تَغبِطونyou envy without ill will
شَرّاً فَما بالُكُمُ تَغبِطون
You have been granted no good, nor have you been deprived
of evil; why, then, do you envy others?
ظَنَّthought اِرتِقاءًan ascent بِكُمfor you جاهِلٌan ignorant man
ظَنَّ اِرتِقاءً بِكُم جاهِلٌ
وَكُلُّكُمand all of you فيon صَبَبٍa downward slope تَهبِطونyou descend
وَكُلُّكُم في صَبَبٍ تَهبِطون
An ignorant man thought you were rising,
while all of you descend a slope.
ضَبَطتُمُyou controlled المالَwealth وَلَكِنَّand yet ماwhat
ضَبَطتُمُ المالَ وَلَكِنَّ ما
يَجمَحُruns away بِالإِنسانِwith a person لاnot تَضبُطونyou control
يَجمَحُ بِالإِنسانِ لا تَضبُطون
You have brought wealth under control, but what
runs away with a person you do not control.
لَمnot تَقتَنواyou acquired مَجداًglory وَأَصبَحتُمُand you became
لَم تَقتَنوا مَجداً وَأَصبَحتُمُ
قِنَّslaves فُروجٍgenitals لَكُمof yours أَوor بُطونbellies
قِنَّ فُروجٍ لَكُم أَو بُطون
You have acquired no glory, and have become
slaves to your genitals or bellies.
Sol 6.1