لَقَدindeed صَدِئَتhave rusted أَفهامُthe minds قَومٍof a people فَهَلso is there لَهاfor them
لَقَد صَدِئَت أَفهامُ قَومٍ فَهَل لَها
صِقالٌpolish وَيَحتاجُand needs الحُسامُthe keen sword إِلىto الصَقلِpolishing
صِقالٌ وَيَحتاجُ الحُسامُ إِلى الصَقلِ
Indeed, a people's minds have rusted; is there for them
The minds of a people have rusted; can they be polished?
Any polish? And the keen sword needs polishing.
And swords need sharpening.
وَكَمand how often غَرَّتِhas deceived الدُنياthe world بَنيهاher sons وَساءَنيand grieved me
وَكَم غَرَّتِ الدُنيا بَنيها وَساءَني
مَعَamong الناسِpeople مَينٌfalsehood فيin الأَحاديثِthe accounts وَالنَقلِand transmission
مَعَ الناسِ مَينٌ في الأَحاديثِ وَالنَقلِ
How often the world has deceived her sons! And I am grieved
How the world has deceived its people!
By falsehood among people in accounts and their transmission.
I dislike the company of people; they gossip and babble.
سَأَتبَعُI shall follow مَنwhoever يَدعوcalls إِلىto الخَيرِgoodness جاهِداًstriving earnestly
سَأَتبَعُ مَن يَدعو إِلى الخَيرِ جاهِداً
وَأَرحَلُand I shall depart عَنهاfrom her ماnot إِماميmy guide سِوىother than عَقليmy reason
وَأَرحَلُ عَنها ما إِمامي سِوى عَقلي
I shall follow whoever calls to goodness, striving earnestly,
I will follow those who call to good, striving,
And depart from her, with no guide but my reason.
And leave it when my only leader is my intellect.
إِذاwhen جَهَّزَتنيshe prepares me غائِباًdeparting غَيرَnot آيِبٍreturning
إِذا جَهَّزَتني غائِباً غَيرَ آيِبٍ
تَرَكتُI shall leave لَهاfor her ماwhat حَمَّلَتنيshe made me bear مِنَof الثِقلِthe burden
تَرَكتُ لَها ما حَمَّلَتني مِنَ الثِقلِ
When she prepares me to depart, never to return,
When it sends me off, not to return,
I shall leave her the burden she made me bear.
I will leave it with the burden it loaded on me.
مُغَيَّرَةُaltered الحالاتِthe states ناقِضَةُsapping القُوىstrengths
مُغَيَّرَةُ الحالاتِ ناقِضَةُ القُوى
مُوَثَّقَةُfirmly fastened الأَغلالِthe shackles مُحكَمَةُtightly secured العُقُلِthe hobbles
مُوَثَّقَةُ الأَغلالِ مُحكَمَةُ العُقُلِ
Altered in her states, sapping strength,
Changer of conditions, breaker of strengths,
Her shackles firmly fastened, her hobbles tightly secured.
Binder of shackles, restrainer of intellects.
تَواصَتfollowed one another بِهاover her الأَرواحُthe winds فيin القَيظِsummer's heat بَعدَماafter
تَواصَت بِها الأَرواحُ في القَيظِ بَعدَما
تَناصَتgrappled with one another بِهاover her الأَرماحُthe spears فيin زَمَنِthe season of البَقلِgreen growth
تَناصَت بِها الأَرماحُ في زَمَنِ البَقلِ
The winds followed one another over her in summer's heat, after
The souls whispered to each other in the heat after
The spears had grappled over her in the season of green growth.
The spears had whispered to each other in the time of cooking greens.
وَمَنand whoever كانَis فيin الأَشياءِthings يَحكُمُjudges بِالحِجىby reason
وَمَن كانَ في الأَشياءِ يَحكُمُ بِالحِجى
تَساوىare equal لَدَيهِin his eyes مَنthose whom يُحِبُّhe loves وَمَنand those whom يَقليhe hates
تَساوى لَدَيهِ مَن يُحِبُّ وَمَن يَقلي
And whoever judges things by reason
And whoever judges things by proof,
Holds equal those he loves and those he hates.
To him are equal those he loves and those he dislikes.
Sol 6.1