لاnot تصلحprosper الدنياthe world ولاnor تستوىbe set right
لا تصلح الدنيا ولا تستوى
الاexcept بكمthrough you ياO بقرcattle العالمthe world
الا بكم يا بقر العالم
The world can neither prosper nor be set right
except through you, O cattle of the world.
منwhoever قالsaid للحرثfor plowing خلقتمyou were created فلمthen did not
من قال للحرث خلقتم فلم
يكذبlie عليكمabout you لاno ولمand did not ياثمsin
يكذب عليكم لا ولم ياثم
Whoever said, 'You were created for plowing,' did not
lie about you—no—nor did he sin.
ماnot انتمyou عارa disgrace علىto آدمAdam
ما انتم عار على آدم
لأنكمbecause you غيرnot بنىsons of آدمAdam
لأنكم غير بنى آدم
You are no disgrace to Adam,
because you are not sons of Adam.
وعصبةand a group لماwhen توسطتهمI entered their midst
وعصبة لما توسطتهم
ضاقتgrew narrow علىupon me الارضthe earth كالخاتمlike a ring
ضاقت على الارض كالخاتم
And a group: when I entered their midst,
the earth closed in on me like a ring.
كأنهمas though they منbecause of بعدthe remoteness of أفهامهمtheir understanding
كأنهم من بعد أفهامهم
لمdid not يخرجواcome out بعدyet الىinto العالمthe world
لم يخرجوا بعد الى العالم
As though, their understanding being so remote,
they had not yet emerged into the world.
يضحكlaughs ابليسIblis سروراin delight بهمat them
يضحك ابليس سرورا بهم
لانهمbecause they عارa disgrace علىto آدمAdam
لانهم عار على آدم
Iblis laughs in delight at them,
because they are a disgrace to Adam.
كأننىas though I بينهمamong them جالسsitting
كأننى بينهم جالس
منbecause of سوءthe ugliness of ماwhat شاهدتI witnessed فىat ماتمa mourning gathering
من سوء ما شاهدت فى ماتم
It is as though I sit among them—
from the ugliness of what I have seen—at a mourning gathering.
Sol 6.1