مَرَّpassed الزَمانُtime فَأَضحىand so became فيin الثَرىthe dust جَسَدٌa body
مَرَّ الزَمانُ فَأَضحى في الثَرى جَسَدٌ
فَهَلso have? تَمَلّىenjoyed fully رِجالٌmen بِالمُلاواتِthrough long spans
فَهَل تَمَلّى رِجالٌ بِالمُلاواتِ
Time passed, and a body came to lie in the dust.
Have men ever enjoyed the full span of their days?
وَالروحُand the soul أَرضِيَّةٌearthly فيin رَأيِthe view of طائِفَةٍa group
وَالروحُ أَرضِيَّةٌ في رَأيِ طائِفَةٍ
وَعِندَand according to قَومٍa people تَرقّىrose فيthrough السَماواتِthe heavens
وَعِندَ قَومٍ تَرقّى في السَماواتِ
In the view of one group, the soul belongs to the earth;
In the view of another, it rises through the heavens.
تَمضيit goes عَلىin هَيئَةِthe form of الشَخصِthe person الَّذيwhom سَكَنَتit inhabited
تَمضي عَلى هَيئَةِ الشَخصِ الَّذي سَكَنَت
فيهِwithin him إِلىto دارُan abode نُعمىof bliss أَوor شَقاواتِof miseries
فيهِ إِلى دارُ نُعمى أَو شَقاواتِ
It goes in the form of the person it inhabited
to an abode of bliss or misery.
وَكَونُهاand its being فيin طَريحِthe fallen الجِسمِbody أَحوَجَهاmade it need
وَكَونُها في طَريحِ الجِسمِ أَحوَجَها
إِلىfor مَلابِسَclothes عَنَّتهاthat burdened it وَأَقواتِand food
إِلى مَلابِسَ عَنَّتها وَأَقواتِ
Its dwelling in the fallen body made it need
clothes that burdened it, and food.
وَقُدرَةُand the power of اللَهِGod حَقٌّis real لَيسَnot يُعجِزُهاis beyond it
وَقُدرَةُ اللَهِ حَقٌّ لَيسَ يُعجِزُها
حَشرٌa gathering لِخَلقٍof creation وَلاnor بَعثٌa raising لِأَمواتِof the dead
حَشرٌ لِخَلقٍ وَلا بَعثٌ لِأَمواتِ
God’s power is real; it is not beyond that power
to gather creation or raise the dead.
فَاِعجَبso marvel لِعُلوِيَّةِat the heavenly nature of الأَجرامِthe bodies صامِتَةًsilent
فَاِعجَب لِعُلوِيَّةِ الأَجرامِ صامِتَةً
فيماas يُقالُis said ومِنهاand among them ذاتُones possessing أَصواتِvoices
فيما يُقالُ ومِنها ذاتُ أَصواتِ
Marvel at the heavenly bodies, silent
as they are said to be, though some have voices.
وَلاand do not تُطيعَنَّobey قَوماًa people ماwhose دِيانَتَهُمreligion is
وَلا تُطيعَنَّ قَوماً ما دِيانَتَهُم
إِلّاanything but اِحتِيالٌa scheme عَلىfor أَخذِtaking الإِتاواتِtributes
إِلّا اِحتِيالٌ عَلى أَخذِ الإِتاواتِ
Do not obey people whose religion is
only a device for collecting tribute.
وَإِنَّماand only حَمَّلَmade carry التَوراةَthe Torah قارِئَهاits reader
وَإِنَّما حَمَّلَ التَوراةَ قارِئَها
كَسبُthe earning of الفَوائِدِbenefits لاnot حُبُّlove of التِلاواتِrecitations
كَسبُ الفَوائِدِ لا حُبُّ التِلاواتِ
It is the hope of gain that made the reader carry the Torah,
not love of its recitations.
إِنَّindeed الشَرائِعَreligious laws أَلقَتcast بَينَناamong us إَِحناًgrudges
إِنَّ الشَرائِعَ أَلقَت بَينَنا إَِحناً
وَأَودَعَتناand filled us with أَفانينَmany kinds of العَداواتِenmities
وَأَودَعَتنا أَفانينَ العَداواتِ
Religious laws have sown grudges among us
and filled us with many forms of enmity.
وَهَلand were? أُبيحَتmade lawful نِساءُthe women of القَومِthe people عَنwithout عُرُضٍcause
وَهَل أُبيحَت نِساءُ القَومِ عَن عُرُضٍ
لِلعُربِto the Arabs إِلّاexcept بِأَحكامِby the rulings of النُبُوّاتِprophecies
لِلعُربِ إِلّا بِأَحكامِ النُبُوّاتِ
Were the women of that people made lawful to the Arabs without cause
by anything but the rulings of prophecies?
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