شَهِدْتُI bore witness بِأَنَّكthat You حَقّTruth أَحَدْthe One
شَهِدْتُ بِأَنَّك حَقّ أَحَدْ
وَحُكْمُكَand Your judgment عدْلٌjustice وَأَنْتَand You الصَّمدْthe Eternal Refuge
وَحُكْمُكَ عدْلٌ وَأَنْتَ الصَّمدْ
I have borne witness that You are Truth, the One.
And Your judgment is just, and You are the Eternal Refuge.
فَفِيمَso why قَضَيْتَYou decreed وَأَنْتَwhile You العَلِthe All-Knowing (first part)
فَفِيمَ قَضَيْتَ وَأَنْتَ العَلِ
يمُAll-Knowing (completion) الرَّحِيمُthe Merciful بِشِقْوَةِto the misery of هَذَاthis الْبِلَدْland
يمُ الرَّحِيمُ بِشِقْوَةِ هَذَا الْبِلَدْ
Then why have You decreed, though You are the All-
Knowing, the Merciful, misery for this land?
بِهِin it فَاسِدُونَcorrupt people أَعُوذُI seek refuge بِحَوْin Your might (first part)
بِهِ فَاسِدُونَ أَعُوذُ بِحَوْ
لِكَYour might (completion) مِنْfrom شَرِّthe evil of خَلْقٍa creature إِذَاwhen مَاemphatic particle فَسَدْbecame corrupt
لِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ خَلْقٍ إِذَا مَا فَسَدْ
There are corrupt men in it; I seek refuge in Your
might from the evil of a creature when it turns corrupt.
مُبِيحُونَmaking available فِيin السُّوقِthe market أَهْلَthe people of الفُسُوvice (first part)
مُبِيحُونَ فِي السُّوقِ أَهْلَ الفُسُو
قِvice (completion) مَحَارِمَthe inviolable honor of أَزْوَاجِهِمtheir wives وَالْوَلَدْand the offspring
قِ مَحَارِمَ أَزْوَاجِهِم وَالْوَلَدْ
They offer in the market to the people of
vice the inviolable honor of their wives and children,
تَوَخَّىsought مَالٍmoney حَرَامٍunlawful حَلاَlawful (first part)
تَوَخَّى مَالٍ حَرَامٍ حَلاَ
لٍlawful (completion) عَلَىin كُلِّevery حَالٍcircumstance بِلاَwithout مُنْتَقَدْcensure
لٍ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ بِلاَ مُنْتَقَدْ
seeking money, unlawful or
lawful, in any case, without censure.
يَرُومُونَهْthey seek it مِنْfrom وَرَاءِbeyond الظُّنوconjectures (first part)
يَرُومُونَهْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الظُّنو
نِconjectures (completion) وَمِنْand from كُلِّevery مَأْتىًavenue وَمِنand from كُلِّevery يَدْhand
نِ وَمِنْ كُلِّ مَأْتىً وَمِن كُلِّ يَدْ
They seek it from beyond
conjecture, and from every avenue, and from every hand.
وَمَنْand whoever غَرَّهُdeceived him مِنْهُمُamong them الظَّاهِرُوthe prominent men (first part)
وَمَنْ غَرَّهُ مِنْهُمُ الظَّاهِرُو
نَprominent men (completion) فَكَمْthen how often خَدَعَتْdeceived حَمْأَةٌblack mud بِالزَّبَدْwith foam
نَ فَكَمْ خَدَعَتْ حَمْأَةٌ بِالزَّبَدْ
And whoever is deceived by the prominent among them—
how often has black mud deceived with foam!
لَقَدْindeed شَادَraised أَصْيَدُهُمْtheir best hunter بَيْتَهُhis house
لَقَدْ شَادَ أَصْيَدُهُمْ بَيْتَهُ
عَنَيْتُI meant بِهِby it الصَّيدَhunting دُونَrather than الصَّيَدْhaughty stiffness of the neck
عَنَيْتُ بِهِ الصَّيدَ دُونَ الصَّيَدْ
Indeed, their best hunter has raised his house;
I mean hunting, not a neck stiff with pride.
بَنَاهُhe built it فَأَعْلَىthen raised it high كَأَنِّيas though I بِهِwith it
بَنَاهُ فَأَعْلَى كَأَنِّي بِهِ
لَهُمْfor them مَعْبَدٌa temple فِيin ذُرَاهُits heights مَرَدْrebellious spirits
لَهُمْ مَعْبَدٌ فِي ذُرَاهُ مَرَدْ
He built it and raised it high; I fancy it
a temple for them, with rebellious spirits in its heights.
كَأَنَّas though نَوَافِذَthe windows of جُدْرَانِهِits walls
كَأَنَّ نَوَافِذَ جُدْرَانِهِ
نَوَاظِرُeyes لاَnot يَعْتَرِيَهَاafflicts them رَمَدْeye inflammation
نَوَاظِرُ لاَ يَعْتَرِيَهَا رَمَدْ
As though the windows in its walls
were eyes untouched by inflammation,
تَعُدُّcounts عَلَىagainst النِّيلِthe Nile قَطْرَdrops of المِيَاthe water (first part)
تَعُدُّ عَلَى النِّيلِ قَطْرَ المِيَا
هِwater (completion) وَتَرْمُقُهُand watches it بِعُيُونِwith eyes of الْحَسَدْenvy
هِ وَتَرْمُقُهُ بِعُيُونِ الْحَسَدْ
counting against the Nile the drops of
water, and watching it with eyes of envy.
Sol 6.1