حاجَيتُكُمI challenged you with a riddle ياO بَنيsons of اللَخناءِthe foul-smelling woman أَينَwhere أَناI
حاجَيتُكُم يا بَني اللَخناءِ أَينَ أَنا
فيin حَيصَconfusion بيصَdistress عَلىupon الصَلعاءِthe bare rock فَاِبغَونيso seek me out
في حَيصَ بيصَ عَلى الصَلعاءِ فَاِبغَوني
I pose you a riddle, sons of the foul-smelling woman: where am I?
In a quandary upon the bare rock—so seek me out.
أَفٍfie! لَكُمupon you وَلَعَقلٍand upon a mind بَينَbetween أَضلُعِكُمyour ribs
أَفٍ لَكُم وَلَعَقلٍ بَينَ أَضلُعِكُم
ماذاwhat وَثِقتُمdid you trust بِهِin it مِنّيof me وَمِنand of دِينيmy faith
ماذا وَثِقتُم بِهِ مِنّي وَمِن دِيني
Fie on you and on the mind between your ribs!
What in me and in my faith did you trust—
مَنone who أَفلَسِmost bankrupt الناسِamong people مِنin دينٍfaith وَمِنand in حَسَبِlineage
مَن أَفلَسِ الناسِ مِن دينٍ وَمِن حَسَبِ
وَأَظلَمِand most unjust الناسِamong people طُرّاًall لِلمَساكينِtoward the poor
وَأَظلَمِ الناسِ طُرّاً لِلمَساكينِ
one who is most bankrupt among men in faith and lineage,
and most unjust of all men toward the poor?
Sol 6.1