يَتلونَthey recite أَسفارَهُمtheir scriptures وَالحَقُّand the truth يُخبِرُنيtells me
يَتلونَ أَسفارَهُم وَالحَقُّ يُخبِرُني
بِأَنَّthat آخِرَهاthe last of them مَينٌfalsehood وَأَوَّلَهاand the first of them
بِأَنَّ آخِرَها مَينٌ وَأَوَّلَها
They recite their scriptures, while truth tells me
They read their journeys, while the truth informs me
that the last of them is falsehood, and so is the first.
That its end is trouble and its beginning is
صَدَقتَyou spoke truly ياO عَقلُReason فَليُبعَدso let him be banished أَخوone given to سَفَهٍfolly
صَدَقتَ يا عَقلُ فَليُبعَد أَخو سَفَهٍ
صاغَfashioned الأَحاديثَthe accounts إِفكاًas falsehood أَوor تَأَوَّلَهاinterpreted them
صاغَ الأَحاديثَ إِفكاً أَو تَأَوَّلَها
You have spoken truly, O Reason; so let the fool be banished,
You were right, O mind, so let the foolish brother be dismissed
who fashioned false accounts or interpreted them.
He fabricated tales or misinterpreted them
وَلَيسَand is not حِبرٌa religious scholar بِبِدعٍat all exceptional فيamong صَحابَتِهِhis companions
وَلَيسَ حِبرٌ بِبِدعٍ في صَحابَتِهِ
إِنif سامَsought نَفعاًgain بِأَخبارٍthrough reports تَقَوَّلَهاhe fabricated them
إِن سامَ نَفعاً بِأَخبارٍ تَقَوَّلَها
Nor is a religious scholar exceptional among his fellows
Ink is not with innovation among his companions
if he seeks gain through reports he has fabricated.
If he gained benefit relating fabricated news
وَإِنَّماand only رامَsought نُسواناًwomen تَزَوَّجَهاhe married them
وَإِنَّما رامَ نُسواناً تَزَوَّجَها
بِماthrough what اِفتَراهُhe fabricated it وَأَموالاًand wealth تَمَوَّلَهاhe acquired it
بِما اِفتَراهُ وَأَموالاً تَمَوَّلَها
And he sought only women whom he married
Rather he sought to marry women with what he invented
through what he fabricated, and wealth he acquired.
And acquired wealth with what he misappropriated
طالَlasted long العَناءُsuffering بِكَونِby the presence of الشَخصِthe person فيamong أُمَمٍpeoples
طالَ العَناءُ بِكَونِ الشَخصِ في أُمَمٍ
تَعُدُّregard فِريَةَthe fabrication of غاويهاtheir errant one مُعَوَّلَهاtheir mainstay
تَعُدُّ فِريَةَ غاويها مُعَوَّلَها
Suffering is long for a person living among peoples
Misery has been prolonged by the person being among nations
who take their errant one's fabrication as their mainstay.
That count its misguided one as depended upon
وَسَوفَand will يَرقُدُsleep فيin الغَبراءِthe dusty earth مُضطَرِبٌa restless wanderer
وَسَوفَ يَرقُدُ في الغَبراءِ مُضطَرِبٌ
قَدindeed سارَtraversed آفاقَthe horizons of دُنياهُhis world وَجَوَّلَهاand roamed them
قَد سارَ آفاقَ دُنياهُ وَجَوَّلَها
And a restless wanderer will sleep in the dusty earth,
And he will sleep in the dust, troubled
who has traversed his world's horizons and roamed them.
After traveling the horizons of his world and wandering through it
لَأَهجُرَنَّكَI shall surely forsake you لاnot عَنout of بِغضَةٍhatred سَلَفَتthat preceded
لَأَهجُرَنَّكَ لا عَن بِغضَةٍ سَلَفَت
بَلrather شيمَةٌa disposition حَمَّهاordained it قَدرٌfate وَسَوَّلَهاand made it appealing
بَل شيمَةٌ حَمَّها قَدرٌ وَسَوَّلَها
I shall surely forsake you, not out of any prior hatred;
I will surely abandon you, not out of past hatred
rather, it is a disposition that fate ordained and made appealing.
But dignity instilled by fate and tempted by it
وَصاحِبُand the bearer of الشَرعِthe religious law كانَwas القُدسُJerusalem قِبلَتَهُhis direction of prayer
وَصاحِبُ الشَرعِ كانَ القُدسُ قِبلَتَهُ
صَلّىprayed إِلَيهاtoward it زَماناًfor a time ثُمَّthen حَوَّلَهاchanged it
صَلّى إِلَيها زَماناً ثُمَّ حَوَّلَها
And the lawgiver had Jerusalem as his direction of prayer;
The companion of Islamic law had Jerusalem as his direction of prayer
he prayed toward it for a time, then changed it.
He prayed towards it for a time, then changed it
لاdo not let يَخدَعَنَّكَdeceive you داعٍa preacher قامَstood فيin مَلَإٍan assembly
لا يَخدَعَنَّكَ داعٍ قامَ في مَلَإٍ
بِخُطبَةٍwith a sermon زانَadorned مَعناهاits meaning وَطَوَّلَهاand prolonged it
بِخُطبَةٍ زانَ مَعناها وَطَوَّلَها
Let no preacher standing in an assembly deceive you
Let not a caller deceive you, who stood before a gathering
with a sermon whose meaning he embellished and which he prolonged.
With a sermon whose meaning was adulterated and prolonged
فَماfor ... are not العِظاتُadmonitions وَإِنeven though راعَتthey awed سِوىother than حِيَلٍstratagems
فَما العِظاتُ وَإِن راعَت سِوى حِيَلٍ
مِنfrom ذيone possessing مَقالٍspeech عَلىagainst ناسٍpeople تَحَوَّلَهاhe contrived them
مِن ذي مَقالٍ عَلى ناسٍ تَحَوَّلَها
For admonitions, though they inspire awe, are nothing but stratagems
Sermons are nothing but ruses
from a speaker who contrived them against people.
From one with speech over people he has misled
وَالدَهرُand time يُنسيmakes forget كَمِيَّthe armored warrior الحَربِwar صارِمَهُhis sharp sword
وَالدَهرُ يُنسي كَمِيَّ الحَربِ صارِمَهُ
وَدِرعَهُand his armor وَفَتاةَand the maiden of الحَيِّthe tribe مِجوَلَهاher tunic
وَدِرعَهُ وَفَتاةَ الحَيِّ مِجوَلَها
And time makes the armored warrior forget his sharp sword
Time makes forgotten the sword bearer in war
and his armor, and the tribe's maiden forget her tunic.
His armor and the dashing stallion in its prime
وَيَستَرِدُّand reclaims مِنَfrom النَفسِthe soul الَّتيthat شَرُفَتattained honor
وَيَستَرِدُّ مِنَ النَفسِ الَّتي شَرُفَت
ماwhat كانَhad فيin سالِفِbygone الأَيّامِdays خَوَّلَهاbestowed upon her
ما كانَ في سالِفِ الأَيّامِ خَوَّلَها
And it reclaims from the soul that attained honor
And takes back from the soul which became noble
what it had bestowed upon her in days gone by.
What it was given in days passed long ago
وَجِروَلٌand Jirwal صارَbecame تُرباًdust بَعدَafter مَنطِقِهِhis speech
وَجِروَلٌ صارَ تُرباً بَعدَ مَنطِقِهِ
وَلَمand did not يُشابِهresemble مِنَfrom الصَحراءِthe desert جَروَلَهاits stones
وَلَم يُشابِه مِنَ الصَحراءِ جَروَلَها
And Jirwal became dust after his speech,
An orator became dust after his speech
and he did not resemble the desert's stones.
And did not resemble the wilderness he declaimed
قَضِّspend الزَمانَthe time بِإِجمالٍwith grace وَتَمشِيَةٍand facilitation
قَضِّ الزَمانَ بِإِجمالٍ وَتَمشِيَةٍ
لِلأَمرِof affairs إِنَّindeed وَراءَbehind الروحِthe soul مِغوَلَهاits dagger
لِلأَمرِ إِنَّ وَراءَ الروحِ مِغوَلَها
Spend your time with grace, easing the course
Spend time wholesomely and walk about
of affairs; behind the soul lies its dagger.
For the spirit’s journey follows behind it
وَالوِردِand the water supply يَكفيكَsuffices you مِنهُof it شُربَةٌa draught حُمِلَتwas carried
وَالوِردِ يَكفيكَ مِنهُ شُربَةٌ حُمِلَت
فيin الرَكبِthe caravan إِنif مَنَعَتكَdenies you الأَرضُthe earth جَدوَلَهاits stream
في الرَكبِ إِن مَنَعَتكَ الأَرضُ جَدوَلَها
And as for water, a draught carried along suffices you
A sip of roses will suffice if you obtain it
in the caravan, if the earth denies you its stream.
On your travels, if the land denied you its streams
Sol 6.1