ماwhat ليwith me رَأَيتُI saw صُنوفَkinds of الباطِلِfalsehood اِشتَبَهَتbecame indistinguishable
ما لي رَأَيتُ صُنوفَ الباطِلِ اِشتَبَهَت
فَلَمyet did not تَزَلyou cease to be بِقِرانِin conjunction with المُشتَريJupiter زُحَلاSaturn
فَلَم تَزَل بِقِرانِ المُشتَري زُحَلا
Why have I seen the kinds of falsehood become indistinguishable?
Yet, in conjunction with Jupiter, you have not ceased to be Saturn.
عَبدانِtwo servants لِلَّهِof God سَيّارانِtwo wanderers ماnot سَئِماthey both grew weary
عَبدانِ لِلَّهِ سَيّارانِ ما سَئِما
طولَlength of المَسيرِthe journey إِذاwhen مَلَّtired of الفَتىthe young man الرَحَلاthe saddle
طولَ المَسيرِ إِذا مَلَّ الفَتى الرَحَلا
Two servants of God, two wanderers, who have never grown weary
of the long journey, when a young man tires of the saddle.
وَماand not اِستَفَزَّهُماincited them both الاِمهالُrespite فَاِدَّعَياso they both claimed
وَما اِستَفَزَّهُما الاِمهالُ فَاِدَّعَيا
بِالجَهلِin ignorance ماwhat قالَهُhe said it المَغرورُthe deluded man وَاِنتَحَلاand falsely professed
بِالجَهلِ ما قالَهُ المَغرورُ وَاِنتَحَلا
Nor did respite embolden them to claim
in ignorance what the deluded man said and falsely professed.
إِنif يَنظُراthey both behold أَعيُناًeyes رُمداًinflamed فَماyet not رَمِداthey both became sore-eyed
إِن يَنظُرا أَعيُناً رُمداً فَما رَمِدا
وَلاnor بِغَيرِwith anything other than سَوادِthe blackness of الحِندِسِdarkest night اِكتَحَلاthey both applied kohl
وَلا بِغَيرِ سَوادِ الحِندِسِ اِكتَحَلا
If they behold inflamed eyes, their own are not inflamed,
Nor have they applied kohl but with the blackness of darkest night.
Sol 6.1