لَناwe have طِباعٌnatures وَجَدناwe found العَقلَreason يَأمُرُهاcommands them
لَنا طِباعٌ وَجَدنا العَقلَ يَأمُرُها
فَلاyet not تُريدُthey desire مِنَof الأَخلاقِmoral qualities ماwhat حَسُناis good
فَلا تُريدُ مِنَ الأَخلاقِ ما حَسُنا
We have natures that we have found reason commanding,
yet they desire none of what is good in character.
أَخوكَyour brother إِنif عَزَّbecomes powerful عِلجٌa wild ass فيin أَوابِدُهُhis savage ways
أَخوكَ إِن عَزَّ عِلجٌ في أَوابِدُهُ
وَإِنand if يَذِلَّhe is humbled فَعَيرٌthen an ass آهِلٌtame رُسِناhaltered
وَإِن يَذِلَّ فَعَيرٌ آهِلٌ رُسِنا
Your brother, if powerful, is a wild ass in his savage ways;
and if humbled, a tame ass that has been haltered.
نَحنُwe المِياهُthe waters أَقامَتremained فيin مَواطِنِهاtheir dwelling places
نَحنُ المِياهُ أَقامَت في مَواطِنِها
وَطالَand grew long وَقتٌa span of time فَأَمسىso became كُلُّهاall of them أَسِناfoul
وَطالَ وَقتٌ فَأَمسى كُلُّها أَسِنا
We are waters that have remained in their dwelling places;
and much time passed, so all of them grew foul.
إِنَّindeed اللَيالِيَthe nights قالَتsaid وَهيَwhile they are صامِتَةٌsilent
إِنَّ اللَيالِيَ قالَت وَهيَ صامِتَةٌ
ماhow أَبلَغَeloquent الدَهرَTime لاnot مَنthe one who يَدَّعيclaims اللَسَناeloquence
ما أَبلَغَ الدَهرَ لا مَن يَدَّعي اللَسَنا
Indeed, the nights have spoken, though they are silent:
How eloquent is Time—not the one who claims eloquence!
سُبحانَglory be to خالِقِthe Creator of هَذيthese الشُهبِbright stars دائِبَةًceaselessly active
سُبحانَ خالِقِ هَذي الشُهبِ دائِبَةً
سارَتthey traveled وَأَسرَتand journeyed by night فَلاso no أَيناًfatigue وَلاnor وَسَناdrowsiness
سارَت وَأَسرَت فَلا أَيناً وَلا وَسَنا
Glory to the Creator of these bright stars, ceaseless in motion:
they traveled and journeyed by night, without fatigue or drowsiness.
وَالشَمسُand the sun تُغمَرُshowers أَهلَthe inhabitants of الأَرضِthe earth مَصلَحَةًbenefit
وَالشَمسُ تُغمَرُ أَهلَ الأَرضِ مَصلَحَةً
رَبَّتnurtured جُسوماًbodies وَفيهاand in it لِلعُيونِfor the eyes سَناradiance
رَبَّت جُسوماً وَفيها لِلعُيونِ سَنا
And the sun showers the people of earth with benefit;
it has nurtured bodies, and in it is radiance for the eyes.
Sol 6.1