ياO آلَhouse of يَعقوبَJacob ماnot تَوراتُكُمyour Torah نَبَأٌtidings
يا آلَ يَعقوبَ ما تَوراتُكُم نَبَأٌ
مِنfrom وَريkindling زِندٍa firestick وَلَكِنbut وَريَinflammation أَكبادِlivers
مِن وَري زِندٍ وَلَكِن وَريَ أَكبادِ
O house of Jacob, your Torah is not tidings
from a firestick's kindling, but an inflammation of livers.
إِنif كانَit was لَمdid not يَبدُappear لِلأَغمارِto the naive سِرُّكُمُyour secret
إِن كانَ لَم يَبدُ لِلأَغمارِ سِرُّكُمُ
فَإِنَّهُthen indeed it لِيَto me فيin أَكنانِهِits hiding places بادِapparent
فَإِنَّهُ لِيَ في أَكنانِهِ بادِ
If your secret has not become apparent to the naive,
then indeed it is plain to me in its hiding places.
لَقَدindeed أَكَلتُمyou ate (earned your living) بِأَمرٍby a matter كُلُّهُall of it كَذِبٌfalsehood
لَقَد أَكَلتُم بِأَمرٍ كُلُّهُ كَذِبٌ
عَلىover تَقادُمِthe long passing of أَزمانٍtimes وَآبادِand ages
عَلى تَقادُمِ أَزمانٍ وَآبادِ
You have indeed lived off a matter that is all falsehood,
over the long passing of times and ages.
وَرابَنيand it made me suspicious أَنَّthat أَحباراًrabbis لَكُمof yours رَسَخواbecame firmly grounded
وَرابَني أَنَّ أَحباراً لَكُم رَسَخوا
فيin العِلمِlearning لَيسواthey are not عَلىin حالٍany circumstance بِعُبّادِworshippers (emphatic)
في العِلمِ لَيسوا عَلى حالٍ بِعُبّادِ
And it aroused my suspicion that rabbis of yours, firmly grounded
in learning, are by no means worshippers.
Sol 6.1