عجبتُI marveled لهذهِat this الدُّنياthe world
عجبتُ لهذهِ الدُّنيا
ولاand not أخفيكُمُI hide from you عَجَبيmy wonder
ولا أخفيكُمُ عَجَبي
I marveled at this world,
I'm astonished by this world
And I do not hide my wonder from you.
And I won't hide my astonishment from you
فكَمfor how many منof مَذهَبٍa creed فيهin it
فكَم من مَذهَبٍ فيه
وكمand how many فيهاin it مِنَof الشُعَبِthe branches
وكم فيها مِنَ الشُعَبِ
For how many creeds it holds,
How many doctrines in it
And how many branches within it!
And how many paths in it
يناقضُcontradicts بعضُهاsome of them بعضًothers
يناقضُ بعضُها بعضً
تحيّرُناthey bewilder us بلاwithout سبَبِa reason
تحيّرُنا بلا سبَبِ
Some contradict others,
Some contradict others
They bewilder us for no reason.
Perplexing us without cause
فكلٌّfor each يدَّعيclaims وَعْدًاa promise
فكلٌّ يدَّعي وَعْدًا
سَماوياheavenly، وخيرَand the best نبيprophet
سَماويا، وخيرَ نبي
For each claims a promise
Each claims a heavenly promise
From heaven, and the best of prophets,
And a good prophet
وآمالاًand hopes بفردَوسٍfor a paradise
وآمالاً بفردَوسٍ
بُعَيدَshortly after الموتِdeath مُرتَقَبِawaited
بُعَيدَ الموتِ مُرتَقَبِ
And hopes for a paradise
And hopes for Paradise
Awaited shortly after death.
After death expected
وذوand one possessing التقوىpiety بمذهبهِin his creed
وذو التقوى بمذهبهِ
بحُكمِin the judgment of الآخرينَothers غبيfoolish!
بحُكمِ الآخرينَ غبي!
And one who is pious in his creed
And the pious one by his doctrine
Is a fool in others' judgment!
Is a fool by others' judgment!
لماذاwhy أيهاO الباريthe Creator
لماذا أيها الباري
جعَلتَYou made الكونَthe universe فيin صَخَبِtumult؟
جعَلتَ الكونَ في صَخَبِ؟
Why, O Creator,
Why, Oh Creator
Have You set the universe in tumult?
Did you make the universe in commotion?
فأينَwhere, then الحقُّthe truth ياO ربيmy Lord
فأينَ الحقُّ يا ربي
وفيمَنand in whom أرتجيI hope for أرَبيmy desire؟
وفيمَن أرتجي أرَبي؟
Where, then, is truth, O my Lord,
So where is the truth, my Lord
And in whom may I hope to find what I desire?
And in whom should I seek guidance, my Lord?
Sol 6.1