باهىboasted رِجالٌmen وَفيand in جَهلٍignorance يُباهوناthey boast
باهى رِجالٌ وَفي جَهلٍ يُباهونا
لاno هَونَdisgrace فيin النُسكِdevotion إِنif أَلغاهُdismissed it لاهوناfrivolous people
لا هَونَ في النُسكِ إِن أَلغاهُ لاهونا
Men have boasted, and in ignorance they boast.
There is no disgrace in devotion, even if the frivolous dismiss it.
ناهوكَthose who forbid you عَنfrom حَسَنِgood فِعلٍa deed آمِروكَthose who command you بِهِto do it
ناهوكَ عَن حَسَنِ فِعلٍ آمِروكَ بِهِ
وَالآمِرونَand those who enjoin بِسوءِto evil الفِعلِconduct ناهوناthose who forbid
وَالآمِرونَ بِسوءِ الفِعلِ ناهونا
Those who forbid you a good deed are those who command you to do it;
And those who enjoin evil deeds are those who forbid them.
خِلتُI thought النُجومَthe stars تُناديcalling أَنجُمواrise فِرَقاًin separate groups
خِلتُ النُجومَ تُنادي أَنجُموا فِرَقاً
أَوِor السُهىSuha قالَsaid أَهلُpeople of الأَرضِthe earth ساهوناheedless
أَوِ السُهى قالَ أَهلُ الأَرضِ ساهونا
I thought the stars were calling, "Rise in separate bands!"
Or that Suha said, "The people of the earth are heedless."
طَهَتcooked لَكَfor you الشَمسُthe sun ماwhat يُغنيfrees from need أَخاa man of دَعَةٍease
طَهَت لَكَ الشَمسُ ما يُغني أَخا دَعَةٍ
عَنfrom أَنthat يَكونَthere be لَهُfor him فيon الأَرضِthe earth طاهوناcooks
عَن أَن يَكونَ لَهُ في الأَرضِ طاهونا
The sun has cooked for you what frees a man of ease
From needing cooks of his own upon the earth.
ذُرِيَّةَoffspring of الإِنسِhumankind لاdo not تَزهواvaunt yourselves فَإِنَّكُمُfor indeed you
ذُرِيَّةَ الإِنسِ لا تَزهوا فَإِنَّكُمُ
ذَرّاًtiny ants تُعَدّونَyou are reckoned أَوor نَملاًants تُضاهوناyou resemble
ذَرّاً تُعَدّونَ أَو نَملاً تُضاهونا
Offspring of humankind, do not vaunt yourselves, for you
Are reckoned tiny ants, or resemble ants.
تَأبىrefuse الحَوادِثُevents نَقصَshortening of الدَهرِtime تَومَنَةًa unit of ten thousand
تَأبى الحَوادِثُ نَقصَ الدَهرِ تَومَنَةً
وَأَهوَنُand the least serious of الخَطبِthe trouble أَنَّthat القَومَthe people واهوناfeeble
وَأَهوَنُ الخَطبِ أَنَّ القَومَ واهونا
Events refuse to shorten time by ten thousand;
And the least of the troubles is that the people are feeble.
Sol 6.1