لَبيبُهُمtheir sage أَحمَقُmore foolish مِنthan باقِلٍBaqil
لَبيبُهُم أَحمَقُ مِن باقِلٍ
وَبِرُّهُمand their virtue عارٍdevoid مِنَof البِرِّvirtue
وَبِرُّهُم عارٍ مِنَ البِرِّ
Their sage is more foolish than Baqil.
Their wise man is more foolish than Bāqil,
And their virtue is devoid of virtue.
And their righteousness is more shameful than sin.
يوهِمُhe makes one believe اَنَّthat الصِدقَtruth فيin زَورِهِhis falsehood
يوهِمُ اَنَّ الصِدقَ في زَورِهِ
وَيَسلُكُand he leads الخَيرَgoodness إِلىtoward الشَرِّevil
وَيَسلُكُ الخَيرَ إِلى الشَرِّ
He makes one believe that truth lies in his falsehood.
He pretends that lies are truth,
And he leads goodness toward evil.
And leads good to evil.
يَرىsees الَّذيthe one who لَمdid not يَدرِknow مِثلَlike الَّذيthe one who
يَرى الَّذي لَم يَدرِ مِثلَ الَّذي
يَنطِقُspeaks بِالنَومِin sleep وَلاand does not يَدريknow
يَنطِقُ بِالنَومِ وَلا يَدري
One who does not know sees like one
He sees the same as one who does not know,
Who speaks in his sleep and does not know.
He speaks in sleep, unaware.
Sol 6.1