الحِكْمُthe sentence بِالجَّلْدِto flogging فِيin هَذَاthis الزَّمَانِage أَمَاhas ... not?
الحِكْمُ بِالجَّلْدِ فِي هَذَا الزَّمَانِ أَمَا
نَهَاكُمْforbidden you الرُّشْدَsound judgment عَنْهُfrom it يَاO لأُوليto those endowed with الحِكَمِwisdom
نَهَاكُمْ الرُّشْدَ عَنْهُ يَا لأُولي الحِكَمِ
Sentencing to flogging in this age—has not
Governing with the whip in this time - no!
sound judgment forbidden you this, O possessors of wisdom?
Has not wisdom forbidden you this, O rulers?
أَفْلاذَpieces أَكْبَادِنَاour livers بِالسَّوْطِwith the whip نَضْرِبُهُمْwe beat them
أَفْلاذَ أَكْبَادِنَا بِالسَّوْطِ نَضْرِبُهُمْ
أَهَكَذَاis it thus? تُقْتَنَىis acquired حُرِّيَّةُfreedom الأُمَمِof the nations
أَهَكَذَا تُقْتَنَى حُرِّيَّةُ الأُمَمِ
The pieces of our livers—we beat them with the whip.
The children of our loins - shall we strike them with whips?
Is this how the freedom of nations is gained?
Is this how the freedom of nations is won?
Sol 6.1