الناسthe people قدalready خُلقواwere created ناساًas people منsince القدمancient times
الناس قد خُلقوا ناساً من القدم
ومَنand whoever مشىwalked منهمamong them لمdid not يَخلُbe devoid منof قدمa foot
ومَن مشى منهم لم يَخلُ من قدم
People have been created as people since ancient times.
People were created as people from the beginning
And whoever among them has walked has not been without a foot.
And whoever walked among them did not lack a foot
إذاwhen مشىwalks واحدone منهمof them لحاجتهfor his business
إذا مشى واحد منهم لحاجته
فظهرهso his back منat وراthe rear والوجهand the face منat أمَمthe front
فظهره من ورا والوجه من أمَم
When one of them walks to attend to his business,
When one of them walked for his need
His back is behind him, and his face is in front.
With his back behind and his face forwards
آذانهمtheir ears بِقَبقِof the clatter of الأبقthe runaways (uncertain reading) قدindeed سمعتheard
آذانهم بِقَبقِ الأبق قد سمعت
وعنهمand to them أذنthe ear (handle) الإبريقof the pitcher فيin صممdeafness
وعنهم أذن الإبريق في صمم
Their ears have heard the clatter of runaways [uncertain reading].
Their ears heard the clanking of pots
And the pitcher's ear is deaf to them.
Yet the ear of the water-jug is deaf
خيولهمtheir horses أبداًalways تمشيwalk بأرجلهاon their legs
خيولهم أبداً تمشي بأرجلها
لكنهاbut they لمhave not تذقtasted أكلاًfood بغيرwithout فمa mouth
لكنها لم تذق أكلاً بغير فم
Their horses always walk on their legs,
Their horses always walk on their legs
But they have never tasted food without a mouth.
But they have never eaten except with a mouth
يرقونthey climb معdespite قصرshort stature فوقonto الجمالthe camels ولاand do not
يرقون مع قصر فوق الجمال ولا
يخشونfear منbecause of طولهاtheir height رمياًbeing thrown عنoff السنمthe humps
يخشون من طولها رمياً عن السنم
Despite their short stature, they climb onto camels, and do not
They frolic with the saddle above the camels but do not
Fear being thrown from the humps because of the camels' height.
Fear its length throwing off the straps
ويجعلونand they put حشاكمwith apologies to you فيaround أعناقهاtheir necks
ويجعلون حشاكم في أعناقها
عتقworn-out النعالsandals فلاso they do not تغتاظtake offense منbecause of بَلَمdullness
عتق النعال فلا تغتاظ من بَلَم
And around the camels' necks they put—pardon the mention—
And they put their stirrups around their necks
Worn-out sandals; out of dullness, the camels take no offense.
Like the straps of slippers, so they don't get angry from touching
لكنهاbut they لاdo not تُراعيobserve بينهمamong them أدباًgood manners
لكنها لا تُراعي بينهم أدباً
كمhow often جردفَتthey shot out بعراًdroppings يلقىstrike وجوهمtheir faces
كم جردفَت بعراً يلقى وجوهم
Yet among the people, they observe no manners:
But they do not observe proper manners among them
How often they have shot out dung that hits their faces!
How often a mule lashes out that meets their faces
فيon البرland والبحرand the sea لاdo not ينسونthey forget أكلهمtheir eating
في البر والبحر لا ينسون أكلهم
كلاno indeed ولاnor شربهمtheir drinking فيin الحلّland outside the sanctuary والحرمand the sacred precinct
كلا ولا شربهم في الحلّ والحرم
On land and at sea, they do not forget their eating,
On land and sea they do not forget their food
No indeed—nor their drinking, outside the sanctuary or within it.
No, nor their drink in the permitted or prohibited
شاهدتهمI saw them نصبواthey set out يوماًone day أوانيهمtheir vessels
شاهدتهم نصبوا يوماً أوانيهم
علىon الخوانthe dining table لدىamong الإخوانthe friends بالنِّعمwith bounty
على الخوان لدى الإخوان بالنِّعم
One day I saw them set out their vessels
I saw them one day setting up their dishes
On the dining table among friends, laden with bounty.
On the tablecloth near the brothers with blessings
فَرُحتُso I began أفرحto rejoice والآمالand hopes تطعمنيfed me
فَرُحتُ أفرح والآمال تطعمني
إذاsuddenly بهاthere they were ماnot كفتsufficed أوّاهalas واندميoh, my regret!
إذا بها ما كفت أوّاه واندمي
So I began to rejoice, while hopes fed me.
So I rejoiced happily while hopes nourished me
Suddenly they proved insufficient—alas, my regret!
When suddenly it restrained its hands and I regretted
ومُذand since رأتهاsaw them عيونيmy eyes ماnot كفتsufficed وكفتstreamed with tears
ومُذ رأتها عيوني ما كفت وكفت
ورحتand I went منfrom أملa hope قدindeed خابfailed فيinto ألمpain
ورحت من أمل قد خاب في ألم
And once my eyes saw them fall short, they streamed with tears.
Since my eyes saw them they did not cease, and ceased
And I went from a hope that failed into pain.
And I went from a hope that failed painfully
وقدand indeed جزمتI was certain بكسرof the breaking of القلبthe heart مُذonce رفعواthey removed
وقد جزمت بكسر القلب مُذ رفعوا
بالأكلby eating ماwhat نصبوهthey had set it out فيon خوانهمtheir dining table
بالأكل ما نصبوه في خوانهم
And I was certain of heartbreak once they cleared away,
And I was certain to break my heart when they lifted
By eating, what they had set upon their table.
With eating what they had set out on their trays
Sol 6.1