أَفَلَset, like a star الأُلَىthose who كَانُواwere نُجُوstars (first fragment)
أَفَلَ الأُلَى كَانُوا نُجُو
ماًcompletion of 'stars' لِلْوَرَىfor humankind فَالْكَوْنُso the universe مُظْلِمْdark
ماً لِلْوَرَى فَالْكَوْنُ مُظْلِمْ
They have set, those who were stars
for humankind; so the universe is dark.
وَتَنَاكَرَand disavowed النَّاسُthe people الْحَديِثَthe discourse الthe (attached to 'true')
وَتَنَاكَرَ النَّاسُ الْحَديِثَ ال
حَقّtrue وَفْتُقِدَand was missing الْمُعَلِّمْthe teacher
حَقّ وَفْتُقِدَ الْمُعَلِّمْ
And people have disavowed the discourse that is
true, and the teacher is missing.
أَنَاI كَاتِبُscribe of السُّلْطَانِthe sultan مَاnot
أَنَا كَاتِبُ السُّلْطَانِ مَا
طَالَعْتُI read قَطُّever كِتَابَbook of مُسْلِمْMuslim
طَالَعْتُ قَطُّ كِتَابَ مُسْلِمْ
I am the sultan's scribe; I have not
ever read Muslim's book
إِلاَّexcept سُخَاماًsoot قَادِحاًimpugning
إِلاَّ سُخَاماً قَادِحاً
فِيin الدِّينِreligion وَاللَّهُand God الْمُسَلِّمُthe giver of safety
فِي الدِّينِ وَاللَّهُ الْمُسَلِّمُ
except as soot that impugns
religion; and God is the giver of safety.
Sol 6.1