ياO راعِيَshepherd المُصرِthe city ماnot سَوَّمتَyou put out to graze فيin دَعَةٍease
يا راعِيَ المُصرِ ما سَوَّمتَ في دَعَةٍ
وَعِرسُكَand your wife الشاةُthe ewe فَاِحذَرso beware جارَكَyour neighbor الذيباthe wolf
وَعِرسُكَ الشاةُ فَاِحذَر جارَكَ الذيبا
O shepherd of the city, you have not let your flock graze in peace.
And your wife is the ewe, so beware your neighbor, the wolf.
تَرومُyou seek تَهذيبَmoral refinement هَذاthis الخَلقُhumankind مِنof دَنَسٍdefilement
تَرومُ تَهذيبَ هَذا الخَلقُ مِن دَنَسٍ
وَاللَهُand God ماnot شاءَwilled لِلأَقوامِfor the peoples تَهذيباmoral refinement
وَاللَهُ ما شاءَ لِلأَقوامِ تَهذيبا
You seek to purify these people of defilement,
Yet God has not willed purification for the peoples.
وَماand not رَوِيتَyou drank your fill بِعَذبٍwith sweet water حَلَّsettled فيin قُلُبٍwells
وَما رَوِيتَ بِعَذبٍ حَلَّ في قُلُبٍ
حَتّىuntil تَكَلَّفتَyou burdened yourself إِعناتاًhardship وَتَعذيباand torment
حَتّى تَكَلَّفتَ إِعناتاً وَتَعذيبا
Nor did you drink your fill of sweet water lying in wells
Until you burdened yourself with hardship and torment.
فَاِعرِفso acknowledge لِصادِقِكَfor one truthful with you الأَنباءَthe news مَوضِعَهُhis standing
فَاِعرِف لِصادِقِكَ الأَنباءَ مَوضِعَهُ
واجِزِand repay الكَذوبَthe habitual liar عَلىfor ماwhat قالَhe said تَكذيباby declaring it false
واجِزِ الكَذوبَ عَلى ما قالَ تَكذيبا
So acknowledge the proper standing of one who tells you true news,
And repay the habitual liar for what he said by declaring it false.
Sol 6.1