أَرىI see أُمَّناour mother وَالحَمدُand praise لِلَّهِto God رَبِّناour Lord
أَرى أُمَّنا وَالحَمدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّنا
يَهُبُّblows عَلَيناupon us بِالحَوادِثِwith calamities مورُهاher surging turmoil
يَهُبُّ عَلَينا بِالحَوادِثِ مورُها
I see our mother—praise be to God, our Lord—
Her surging turmoil blows upon us with calamities.
فَماso not زيدَwas increased مِنهاfrom her قَبضَةَa handful الكَفِّof the palm زَبدُهاher foam
فَما زيدَ مِنها قَبضَةَ الكَفِّ زَبدُها
وَلاnor عَمِرَتflourished فيهاwithin her لِخَيرٍfor any good عُمورُهاher monasteries
وَلا عَمِرَت فيها لِخَيرٍ عُمورُها
So her foam has not increased by even a palmful,
Nor have her monasteries flourished within her for any good.
وَلَمand did not تَدرِknow يَوماًever ضَأنُهاher sheep وَمَعيزُهاand her goats
وَلَم تَدرِ يَوماً ضَأنُها وَمَعيزُها
بِماof what اِحتَلَفَتswore a pact آسادُهاher lions وَنُمورُهاand her leopards
بِما اِحتَلَفَت آسادُها وَنُمورُها
Nor did her sheep and her goats ever know
What her lions and her leopards had pledged to one another.
تَشَتَّتَbecame scattered فيهاwithin her رَأيُناour judgment وَتَوَفَقَّتand agreed
تَشَتَّتَ فيها رَأيُنا وَتَوَفَقَّت
عَلىupon ريبَةٍsuspicion أَمواهُهاher waters وَخُمورُهاand her wines
عَلى ريبَةٍ أَمواهُها وَخُمورُها
Our judgment grew divided within her, while in accord were
Her waters and her wines, alike suspect.
تَوامَرُconspire together فيماover what لاnot يَحِلُّis lawful نُفوسُناour souls
تَوامَرُ فيما لا يَحِلُّ نُفوسُنا
بِتَيهاءَin a trackless wilderness لاnot تُخفىare hidden عَلَيناfrom us أُمورُهاits affairs
بِتَيهاءَ لا تُخفى عَلَينا أُمورُها
Our souls conspire together over what is unlawful
In a trackless wilderness whose affairs are not hidden from us.
Sol 6.1