وَماand scarcely سَرىspread فيthrough مَقاصيرِthe chambers of اللَظىthe flame خبرُnews
وَما سَرى في مَقاصيرِ اللَظى خبرُ
حارَwas bewildered اللَهيبُthe blaze بِهِby it وَاِستَسأَلَتand asked questions سقرُSaqar
حارَ اللَهيبُ بِهِ وَاِستَسأَلَت سقرُ
And scarcely had news spread through the chambers of flame—
What news has spread in the dens of curses,
bewildering the blaze and prompting Saqar to question—
The blaze was confused by it, and Hell asked.
إِنَّindeed الوَرىhumankind أَطلَقواthey unleashed ريحاًa wind إِلىtoward سَقرٍSaqar
إِنَّ الوَرى أَطلَقوا ريحاً إِلى سَقرٍ
تقودleads لِلنّارِto the fire قَوماًa people دانَهcondemned them البشرُhumankind
تقود لِلنّارِ قَوماً دانَه البشرُ
that mortals had indeed loosed a wind toward Saqar,
The people have unleashed winds towards Hell,
leading into the fire a people humankind had condemned,
Leading a people subdued by humanity to the Fire.
حَتّىwhen أَطَلَّتappeared مِنof الأَشباحِthe specters طائِفَةa band
حَتّى أَطَلَّت مِن الأَشباحِ طائِفَة
فيin هودجٍa covered riding litter يَتَنَزّىleaps تَحتَهُbeneath it الشررُthe sparks
في هودجٍ يَتَنَزّى تَحتَهُ الشررُ
when a band of specters appeared
Until a group of ghosts emerged
in a howdah, beneath which sparks leapt.
In a bridal carriage beneath which embers smoldered.
بُلهُvacant العُيونِthe eyes ضخامhuge كُلَّماwhenever وَغَلواthey ventured deeper
بُلهُ العُيونِ ضخام كُلَّما وَغَلوا
فيinto مَسرَبِa passage مِنamong دياميسthe catacombs of اللَظىthe flame صَغِرواthey shrank
في مَسرَبِ مِن دياميس اللَظى صَغِروا
Vacant-eyed and huge, whenever they ventured deeper
Their eyes were flames - whenever they penetrated
into a passage among flame's catacombs, they shrank.
The small crevices of vicious slander, they grew.
تَجُرُّهُمdrags them بومَةan owl حَمراءred فيin يَدِهاher hand
تَجُرُّهُم بومَة حَمراء في يَدِها
فَأسan axe عَلىon جانِبيهاits two sides صُوَّرwas depicted الدعرُdepravity
فَأس عَلى جانِبيها صُوَّر الدعرُ
A red owl drags them; in her hand
A red owl drags them in her hands,
is an axe, with depravity depicted on both its sides.
On her sides an axe with snakes engraved.
فَثارَthen flared ثائِرُthe fury of أَهلthe inhabitants of النارِthe fire كُلُّهُمall of them
فَثارَ ثائِرُ أَهل النارِ كُلُّهُم
وَجُيِّشَتand were mustered زُمرٌthrongs فيin إِثرِهاtheir wake زُمرُthrongs
وَجُيِّشَت زُمرٌ في إِثرِها زُمرُ
Then the fury of all the inhabitants of the fire flared,
The damned of Hell rose up entirely,
and throngs were mustered, throng following throng.
And groups followed them in succession.
تَدَفَّقَتpoured forth مِنfrom سَراديبِthe tunnels of الجَحيمِhell إِلىinto
تَدَفَّقَت مِن سَراديبِ الجَحيمِ إِلى
إيوانِthe hall of إِبليسَIblis حَيثُwhere الجِنِّthe jinn قَدalready سَكرواthey had become drunk
إيوانِ إِبليسَ حَيثُ الجِنِّ قَد سَكروا
They poured from the tunnels of hell into
They streamed from the vaults of Hell
Iblis's hall, where the jinn had grown drunk.
To the hall of Iblis where jinn were intoxicated.
وَكانَand was فيin مَوكِبthe procession of الأَشباحِthe specters ذوone possessed of بَطرvain pride
وَكانَ في مَوكِب الأَشباحِ ذو بَطر
يَفحُّhisses فيin شَفَتَيهِhis two lips حَيَّةٌa serpent ذكرُmale
يَفحُّ في شَفَتَيهِ حَيَّةٌ ذكرُ
And in the specters' procession was one full of vain pride;
Among the specters' procession was one with a duckbill
a male serpent hisses between his lips.
With a snake frothing on his lips.
عَلَيهِupon him قيثارَةa lyre ثَكلىbereaved مخلَّعَةdisjointed
عَلَيهِ قيثارَة ثَكلى مخلَّعَة
وَصولَجانand a scepter مِنof الأَحلامِdreams مُنكَسِرُbroken
وَصولَجان مِن الأَحلامِ مُنكَسِرُ
Upon him is a bereaved, disjointed lyre,
On him was a barren lyre, broken,
and a broken scepter made of dreams.
And a cane made from shattered dreams.
يَلقيcasts عَلىupon غرفِthe chambers of النيرانِthe fires أَخيلَةphantoms
يَلقي عَلى غرفِ النيرانِ أَخيلَة
منfrom ثَوبِهِhis robe الأَحمَرred القانيdeep crimson فَتَستَعِرُso they blaze up
من ثَوبِهِ الأَحمَر القاني فَتَستَعِرُ
He casts phantoms upon the chambers of fire
He cast on the chambers of fire, sparks
from his deep-crimson robe, so they flare up.
From his red robe, causing them to flare up.
فَماthen scarcely أَصاخَlistened intently إِلىto الأَنغامِthe melodies يَعزِفُهاplays them
فَما أَصاخَ إِلى الأَنغامِ يَعزِفُها
رَهطa band مِنof الجِنِّthe jinn حَتّىwhen مَسَّهُtouched him خَدرُnumbness
رَهط مِن الجِنِّ حَتّى مَسَّهُ خَدرُ
Then scarcely had he listened to the melodies played
He had not struck the strings to play the tunes
by a band of jinn when numbness touched him.
Before a swoon overcame the jinn.
وَصاحَand he cried ماwhat هذِهِthis الرُؤياthe vision وَأَينand where أَناI
وَصاحَ ما هذِهِ الرُؤيا وَأَين أَنا
فَقالَthen said إِبليسُIblis مَهلاًeasy now هذِهِthis سقرُSaqar
فَقالَ إِبليسُ مَهلاً هذِهِ سقرُ
And he cried, “What is this vision, and where am I?”
"What is this vision? Where am I?" he shouted.
Then Iblis said, “Easy now; this is Saqar.
Iblis said, "Wait, this is Hell."
حَملتَyou carried قيثارَةa lyre فيon الأَرضِthe earth كاذِبَةlying
حَملتَ قيثارَة في الأَرضِ كاذِبَة
مِنfrom الحَقيقَةthe truth لَمdid not يَنبِضthrob بِهاwithin it وَترُa string
مِن الحَقيقَة لَم يَنبِض بِها وَترُ
You carried on earth a lying lyre,
"You carried a false lyre on earth
not one of whose strings throbbed with truth,
With no truthful vibrating strings."
وَريشَةand a quill مِنfrom جَناحthe wing of البومِowls ماdid not رَسَمَتdraw
وَريشَة مِن جَناح البومِ ما رَسَمَت
إِلّاexcept خَفافيشَbats بِالديباجِin brocade تستَترُhide themselves
إِلّا خَفافيشَ بِالديباجِ تستَترُ
and a quill from an owl's wing that drew nothing
"A feather from the owl's wing never drew
but bats hiding in brocade.
Anything but bats cloaked in brocade."
فَأَنتَso you ليare mine وَجَحيميand my hell ليis mine أَوزِّعُهI apportion it
فَأَنتَ لي وَجَحيمي لي أَوزِّعُه
عَلىto الأُلىthose who أَنشَدواthey recited شِعراًpoetry وَماand did not شَعرواthey felt
عَلى الأُلى أَنشَدوا شِعراً وَما شَعروا
So you are mine, and my hell is mine; I apportion it
"So you are mine and my Hell is mine to distribute
to those who recited poetry but felt nothing.”
Among fools who composed poetry yet never knew poetry."
وَكانَand was فيin مَوكِبthe procession of الأَشباحِthe specters ذوone possessed of صَلفٍhaughtiness
وَكانَ في مَوكِب الأَشباحِ ذو صَلفٍ
فيin كَفهِhis palm سلعskin fissures فيin عَينِهhis eye قَذرُfilth
في كَفهِ سلع في عَينِه قَذرُ
And in the specters' procession was one full of haughtiness,
Among the specters' procession was one arrogant,
with fissures in his palm and filth in his eye.
Filth in his palm, vileness in his eye.
يَجُرُّdrags ذَيلَthe train of قَوانينَlaws مشوهَةmisshapen
يَجُرُّ ذَيلَ قَوانينَ مشوهَة
مِنof الفَضيلَةvirtue لَمdid not يَعلقcling بِهاto them أَثرُa trace
مِن الفَضيلَة لَم يَعلق بِها أَثرُ
He drags the train of misshapen laws;
He dragged the train of distorted laws
no trace of virtue has clung to them.
To which no trace of virtue clung.
فَقالَthen said إِبليسُIblis أَطرقbow your head إِنindeed مَنwhoever سَفلتsank low
فَقالَ إِبليسُ أَطرق إِن مَن سَفلت
يَداهُhis two hands فيon الأَرضِthe earth لاdoes not يَعلوrise لَهُfor him بَصرُa gaze
يَداهُ في الأَرضِ لا يَعلو لَهُ بَصرُ
Then Iblis said, “Bow your head, for one who has debased
Iblis said, "Be silent, he who paved
his hands on earth cannot lift his gaze.
His hands in dirt, no vision elevates him."
فَأَنتَso you ليare mine وَجَحيميand my hell ليis mine أَوزِّعُهI apportion it
فَأَنتَ لي وَجَحيمي لي أَوزِّعُه
عَلىto الأُلىthose who أَقسَمواthey swore oaths لِلشَّعبِto the people وَاِبتَهَرواand they made false claims
عَلى الأُلى أَقسَموا لِلشَّعبِ وَاِبتَهَروا
So you are mine, and my hell is mine; I apportion it
"So you are mine and my Hell is mine to distribute
to those who swore oaths to the people and made false claims.”
Among fools who swore to the people and boasted."
وَكانَand was فيin مَوكِبthe procession of الأَشباحِthe specters ذوone possessed of خَطَلfolly
وَكانَ في مَوكِب الأَشباحِ ذو خَطَل
يرغيfoams وَيزبدand froths لاdoes not يَبقيspare وَلاand does not يَذرُleave
يرغي وَيزبد لا يَبقي وَلا يَذرُ
And in the specters' procession was one full of folly,
Among the specters' procession was one cross-eyed,
foaming and frothing, sparing nothing and leaving nothing.
Gurgling and frothing, leaving nothing untouched.
فيin مُقلَتَيهِhis two eyeballs بَراكينُvolcanoes مرمَّدَةash-covered
في مُقلَتَيهِ بَراكينُ مرمَّدَة
وَفيand on الجَبينthe brow خَيالthe image of اللَهِGod يَندحرُis driven back
وَفي الجَبين خَيال اللَهِ يَندحرُ
In his eyes are ash-covered volcanoes,
In his irises, dormant volcanoes;
and on his brow God's image is driven back.
In his brow, the mirage of God recedes.
فَقالَthen said إِبليسُIblis أَقصِرdesist لَمnot تَكُنwere غَضِباًwrathful
فَقالَ إِبليسُ أَقصِر لَم تَكُن غَضِباً
فيin مَنطِقthe speech of الرُسلthe messengers الآياتِthe verses وَالسُوَرُand the suras
في مَنطِق الرُسل الآياتِ وَالسُوَرُ
Then Iblis said, “Desist! Not wrathful were
Iblis said, "Be brief, you were never angry
the verses and suras in the messengers' speech.
In the speech of prophets, verses, and scriptures."
فَأَنتَso you ليare mine وَجَحيميand my hell ليis mine أَوزِّعُهI apportion it
فَأَنتَ لي وَجَحيمي لي أَوزِّعُه
عَلىto الأُلىthose who ماdid not جَزواthey punished إِلاexcept لِيثّئرواso they might take revenge
عَلى الأُلى ما جَزوا إِلا لِيثّئروا
So you are mine, and my hell is mine; I apportion it
"So you are mine and my Hell is mine to distribute
to those who punished only to avenge themselves.”
Among fools who only harvested more rage."
وَكانَتand was الخَمرthe wine تَرغيfoaming فيin مَقاصِفهاits taverns
وَكانَت الخَمر تَرغي في مَقاصِفها
وَالجِنُّand the jinn تَعزِفplay music وَالنيرانُand the fires تَنفَجِرُerupt
وَالجِنُّ تَعزِف وَالنيرانُ تَنفَجِرُ
And wine was foaming in its taverns,
Wine was frothing in its cups,
and the jinn played music, and the fires erupted,
Jinn were playing music, and fires erupting,
إِذاsuddenly بِصَوتwith a voice مِنfrom الأَرضِthe earth الَّتيwhich صَفحتhad pardoned
إِذا بِصَوت مِن الأَرضِ الَّتي صَفحت
يَقولsays لِلنّارto the fire أَهلthe people of الأَرضِthe earth قَدalready غَفَرواthey have forgiven
يَقول لِلنّار أَهل الأَرضِ قَد غَفَروا
when suddenly a voice from the earth that had pardoned
When a voice from the pardoned earth cried out,
says to the fire, “The people of earth have forgiven.”
"The people of earth have forgiven."
Sol 6.1