تَفَوَّهَuttered دَهرُكُمyour age عَجَباًa marvel فَأُصغواso listen
تَفَوَّهَ دَهرُكُم عَجَباً فَأُصغوا
إِلىto ماwhat ظَلَّkept on يُخبِرُreporting ياO شُهودُwitnesses
إِلى ما ظَلَّ يُخبِرُ يا شُهودُ
Your age has uttered a marvel, so listen
To what it keeps reporting, O witnesses.
إِذاwhen اِفتَكَرَreflected الَّذينَthose who لَهُمhave عُقولٌminds
إِذا اِفتَكَرَ الَّذينَ لَهُم عُقولٌ
رَأَواthey saw نَبَأًtidings يَحُقُّis warranted لَهُfor it السُهودُsleeplessness
رَأَوا نَبَأً يَحُقُّ لَهُ السُهودُ
When those endowed with reason reflect,
They see tidings that warrant sleeplessness.
غَداbecame أَهلُadherents الشَرائِعِreligious laws فيin اِختِلافٍdiscord
غَدا أَهلُ الشَرائِعِ في اِختِلافٍ
تُقَضُّare disturbed بِهِby it المَضاجِعُthe beds وَالمُهودُand the cradles
تُقَضُّ بِهِ المَضاجِعُ وَالمُهودُ
The adherents of religious laws have fallen into discord,
By which beds and cradles are disturbed.
فَقَدfor indeed كَذَبَتlied عالىabout عيسىJesus النَصارىthe Christians
فَقَد كَذَبَت عالى عيسى النَصارى
كَماjust as كَذَبَتlied عَلىabout موسىMoses اليَهودُthe Jews
كَما كَذَبَت عَلى موسى اليَهودُ
For Christians have lied about Jesus,
Just as Jews have lied about Moses.
وَلَمand did not تَستَحدِثُintroduce anew الأَيّامُthe days خُلُقاًcharacter
وَلَم تَستَحدِثُ الأَيّامُ خُلُقاً
وَلاnor حالَتchanged مِنَof الزَمَنِtime العُهودُthe epochs
وَلا حالَت مِنَ الزَمَنِ العُهودُ
And the days have introduced no new character,
Nor have the epochs of time changed.
Sol 6.1