لَوif كُنتَyou were يَعقوبَa male partridge طَيرٍamong birds كُنتَyou would be أَرشَدَbetter guided فيin
لَو كُنتَ يَعقوبَ طَيرٍ كُنتَ أَرشَدَ في
مَسعاكَyour striving مِنthan أُمَمٍpeoples تُنمىare traced by descent لِيَعقوباto Jacob
مَسعاكَ مِن أُمَمٍ تُنمى لِيَعقوبا
Were you a partridge among birds, you would be better guided in
your striving than peoples tracing their descent to Jacob.
ضَلّواthey went astray بِعِجلٍthrough a calf مَصوغٍfashioned مِنfrom شُنوفِهِمُtheir earrings
ضَلّوا بِعِجلٍ مَصوغٍ مِن شُنوفِهِمُ
فَاِستَنكَرواyet they scorned مِسمَعاًan ear لِلشَنفِfor an earring مَثقوباpierced
فَاِستَنكَروا مِسمَعاً لِلشَنفِ مَثقوبا
They went astray through a calf fashioned from their earrings,
yet scorned an ear pierced for an earring.
وَلَنand never will يَقومَarise مَسيحٌa Messiah يُجمَعونَthey are gathered لَهُfor him
وَلَن يَقومَ مَسيحٌ يُجمَعونَ لَهُ
وَخِلتَand you would deem واعِدَهُمtheir promiser مِنَbecause of الخُلفِpromise-breaking عُرقوباʿUrqūb
وَخِلتَ واعِدَهُم مِنَ الخُلفِ عُرقوبا
And no Messiah will arise for whom they are gathered;
and you would deem their promiser an ʿUrqūb for his broken promises.
وَإِنَّand indeed دُنياكَyour world هَذيthis مِثلُlike قائِبَةٍan egg
وَإِنَّ دُنياكَ هَذي مِثلُ قائِبَةٍ
وَسَوفَand will يَقطَعُsever مِنهاfrom it رَبُّهاits Lord القوباthe chick
وَسَوفَ يَقطَعُ مِنها رَبُّها القوبا
And this world of yours is indeed like an egg,
and its Lord will sever the chick from it.
يُغنيكَsuffices you مَنسوجُwoven work بارِيٍّreed matting تُصانُyou are protected بِهِby it
يُغنيكَ مَنسوجُ بارِيٍّ تُصانُ بِهِ
عَنinstead of بُسطِcarpets مُحكَمَةٍfinely wrought مِنfrom نَسجِthe weaving of قُرقوباQurqūb
عَن بُسطِ مُحكَمَةٍ مِن نَسجِ قُرقوبا
A woven reed mat that shields you is enough for you,
instead of finely wrought carpets woven in Qurqūb.
فَاِحذَرso beware لُصوصَthieves الأَمانيhopes فَهِيَfor they are سارِقَةٌthieving
فَاِحذَر لُصوصَ الأَماني فَهِيَ سارِقَةٌ
رَدَّتhas turned عَنِaway from الَّدينِfaith قَلبَthe heart of المَرءِa person مَنقوباpierced
رَدَّت عَنِ الَّدينِ قَلبَ المَرءِ مَنقوبا
So beware those thieving hopes, for they are robbers:
they have turned a man's heart from faith, leaving it pierced.
Sol 6.1