دَرْويشُDarwish ياO ذاpossessor of الخِلْفَةoffspring الشَّوْهاءِhideous
دَرْويشُ يا ذا الخِلْفَة الشَّوْهاءِ
سُوءَىwoe أبٍa father لكto you ياO أباfather of الغَوْغاءthe rabble
سُوءَى أبٍ لك يا أبا الغَوْغاء
Darwish, you with hideous offspring,
O Darwish, you of despicable character
Woe to your father, O father of the rabble!
Evil has befallen your father, O father of commotion
ياO كعبةَKaaba of الأنذالِthe base بلnay ياO أرذلَvilest of الthe
يا كعبةَ الأنذالِ بل يا أرذلَ ال
أرذالِvile people بلnay ياO أجهلmost ignorant of الجُهلاءِthe ignorant
أرذالِ بل يا أجهل الجُهلاءِ
O Kaaba of the base—nay, O vilest of the
O shrine of the wicked, no, O most wicked of the wicked
Vile—nay, O most ignorant of the ignorant!
No, O most ignorant of the ignorant
ياO سيىءَbad الأخلاقِmorals بلnay ياO أفسقmost sinful of الَthe
يا سيىءَ الأخلاقِ بل يا أفسق الَ
فُسَّاقِsinners بلnay ياO أجبنَmost cowardly of الجُبناءِthe cowards
فُسَّاقِ بل يا أجبنَ الجُبناءِ
O you of evil character—nay, O most sinful of the
O evil-mannered, no, O most debauched of the debauched
Sinners—nay, O most cowardly of the cowards!
No, O most cowardly of cowards
ياO معدنَmine of الإفسادِcorruption بلnay ياO موردَwatering place of الthe
يا معدنَ الإفسادِ بل يا موردَ ال
أوغادِscoundrels بلnay ياO تَوْلَبَwild-ass foal of البيداءِthe desert
أوغادِ بل يا تَوْلَبَ البيداءِ
O mine of corruption—nay, O watering place of the
O source of corruption, no, O refuge of rogues
Scoundrels—nay, O wild-ass foal of the desert!
No, O wreckage of the wilderness
ياO سُلّمladder of الجهَّالِthe ignorant بلnay ياO عنوةhumiliation of الthe
يا سُلّم الجهَّالِ بل يا عنوة ال
عُذَّالِreproachers بلnay ياO أثقلَmost tiresome of الثُّقلاءِthe tiresome
عُذَّالِ بل يا أثقلَ الثُّقلاءِ
O ladder of the ignorant—nay, O humiliation of the
O ladder of the foolish, no, O oppression of the oppressors
Reproachers—nay, O most tiresome of the tiresome!
No, O heaviest burden
ياO أقذرfoulest الأخلاقmorals خُلُقاًin character فيamong الوَرَىmankind
يا أقذر الأخلاق خُلُقاً في الوَرَى
ياO قُرْحَةَan ulcer فيin القلبِthe heart والأحشاءِand entrails
يا قُرْحَةَ في القلبِ والأحشاءِ
O foulest in morals and character among mankind,
O most filthy in morals among people
O ulcer in the heart and entrails!
O ulcer in the heart and intestines
ياO أكذبَmost deceitful of الضُّلاَّلِthe misguided فيin أخبارهمtheir accounts
يا أكذبَ الضُّلاَّلِ في أخبارهم
وأخَسَّand vilest of مَنwhoever يمشىwalks علىupon الغَبْراءِthe dusty earth
وأخَسَّ مَن يمشى على الغَبْراءِ
O most deceitful of the misguided in their accounts,
O greatest of those who mislead in their tales
And vilest of those who walk upon the dusty earth!
And most despicable of those who walk on dust
ورمَيْتand you assailed عبدَservant of اللهGod نسلَa descendant of محمدMuhammad
ورمَيْت عبدَ الله نسلَ محمد
قاضيjudge of الورىmankind بالقَوْلَةwith the utterance الشنعاءِhideous
قاضي الورى بالقَوْلَة الشنعاءِ
And you assailed Abd Allah, a descendant of Muhammad,
You accused servant of God, descendant of Muhammad
The judge of mankind, with that hideous utterance.
The judge of mankind, with the ugly accusation
حاشاfar be it from ابنُson of محمودMahmud الوليُّthe saint المرتضىthe chosen one
حاشا ابنُ محمود الوليُّ المرتضى
أهلُa man of الوفاءِloyalty ومَعْدنand a mine of الآلاءِblessings
أهلُ الوفاءِ ومَعْدن الآلاءِ
Far be it from Mahmud's son, the saint, the chosen one,
Far it is! Son of Mahmoud the guardian, the chosen
A man of loyalty and a mine of blessings!
The people of loyalty, the source of favors
تعساًruin وقُبحاًand disgrace ياO سُلالةdescendant of مُشملٍMushmil
تعساً وقُبحاً يا سُلالة مُشملٍ
وشَرُفْتَand you gained honor إذwhen أعملتُI employed فيكagainst you ندائيmy call
وشَرُفْتَ إذ أعملتُ فيك ندائي
Ruin and disgrace upon you, O descendant of Mushmil!
Woe and disgrace be upon you, offspring of Mushammal
And you gained honor when I directed my call at you.
You have prided yourself when I called upon you
ماnot كانwas حقّكyour worth يستحقُّmerits هِجائيmy satire
ما كان حقّك يستحقُّ هِجائي
واحَرَّنيoh, how it burns me! ضيَّعْتُI wasted فيكَon you هِجائيmy satire
واحَرَّني ضيَّعْتُ فيكَ هِجائي
Your worth did not warrant my satire.
You did not deserve my reproach
Oh, how it burns me! I wasted my satire on you.
And I regret that I wasted my reproach on you
ومنand among العجائبthe wonders أنthat شخصكyour person ميِّتٌdead
ومن العجائب أن شخصك ميِّتٌ
وتُعدُّand you are counted فيin الدنياthis world منamong الأحياءِthe living
وتُعدُّ في الدنيا من الأحياءِ
And one of the wonders is that you are dead,
Of wonders that you who are dead
Yet in this world you are counted among the living.
Are counted among the living in the world
قدindeed ضاقَhas grown too narrow وصفdescription الذِّمcensure فيكconcerning you لأننيbecause I
قد ضاقَ وصف الذِّم فيك لأنني
رائيكَseeing you لاnot شيئاًa thing منamong الأشياءِthings
رائيكَ لا شيئاً من الأشياءِ
Words of censure have grown too narrow for you, for I
Describing your flaws has narrowed, as I see
See you as nothing among things.
Nothing in you among things
مُزِّقْتَmay you be torn كلَّevery مُمَزَّقٍshred دونapart from الورىmankind
مُزِّقْتَ كلَّ مُمَزَّقٍ دون الورى
ياO ضيفَguest وقْتin a time of المَحْلِdrought يومon a day of غَلاءِhigh prices
يا ضيفَ وقْت المَحْلِ يوم غَلاءِ
May you be torn to utter shreds, alone among mankind,
You are torn apart more than anything torn
O guest in a time of drought, on a day of high prices!
O guest of the time, day of expensive living
أتعيبُdo you find fault with مَنone who لمnot تَسْوَyou equal in worth شِسْعَa sandal strap نِعالهhis sandals
أتعيبُ مَن لم تَسْوَ شِسْعَ نِعاله
وتَسْبُّهُand revile him ياO أخبثَfoulest of السُّفهاءِthe fools
وتَسْبُّهُ يا أخبثَ السُّفهاءِ
Do you fault one whose sandal strap you are not worth,
Do you fault one whose shoe laces you cannot equal
And revile him, O foulest of fools?
And insult him, O most wretched of fools
شُلّتْmay be paralyzed يداكَyour two hands وفضَّand may be shattered فُوكyour mouth وفرقتand may be scattered
شُلّتْ يداكَ وفضَّ فُوك وفرقت
أيديكyour hands ياO أخَbrother of مِحْنةaffliction وشقاءِand misery
أيديك يا أخَ مِحْنة وشقاءِ
May your two hands be paralyzed, your mouth shattered, and scattered be
Your hands are paralyzed, your mouth gagged, your hands separated
Your hands, O brother of affliction and misery!
O brother of calamity and misery
وأراكَand I see you ياO أعمىblind العُيُونthe eyes عنto الهدىguidance
وأراكَ يا أعمى العُيُون عن الهدى
مُتحرفاًstraying فيin طَخْيَةٍdarkness عمياءِblind
مُتحرفاً في طَخْيَةٍ عمياءِ
And I see you, O you whose eyes are blind to guidance,
I see you, O blind to guidance
Straying in blind darkness.
Deviating in a dark bog
وأراكَand I see you عِبْتَyou disparaged النورthe light فيon آفاقناour horizons
وأراكَ عِبْتَ النور في آفاقنا
وركضتand you spurred خيلthe horses of الجهلignorance فيthrough الظَّلماءِthe darkness
وركضت خيل الجهل في الظَّلماءِ
And I see you have disparaged the light upon our horizons,
I see you preventing light in our horizons
And spurred the horses of ignorance through the darkness.
And the horses of ignorance galloping in the darkness
لوif كانhad يعلَمُknown آدمٌAdam منfrom صُلبِهhis loins
لو كان يعلَمُ آدمٌ من صُلبِه
تأتىyou would come لَفَرُhe would have fled وحادَand turned away عنfrom حَوَّاءِEve
تأتى لَفَرُ وحادَ عن حَوَّاءِ
Had Adam known that from his loins
If Adam had known you would come from his loins
You would come, he would have fled and turned away from Eve.
He would have avoided Eve and rebelled against her
لوif تنصفyou gave justice to الغبراءَthe dusty earth منكagainst yourself لَسُخْتَyou would sink فيinto
لو تنصف الغبراءَ منك لَسُخْتَ في
قعرthe depths of القرارِthe bottom بصورةٍin a form شَوْهاءِhideous
قعر القرارِ بصورةٍ شَوْهاءِ
If you gave the dusty earth redress against yourself, you would sink into
If the dust were to avoid you, you would melt
The deepest depths, in a hideous form.
At the bottom of the abyss, deformed
خُذْهاtake it مُغَلْغَلَةًa far-reaching missive تلاطمُthe crashing of مَوجهاits waves
خُذْها مُغَلْغَلَةً تلاطمُ مَوجها
بالذمِّwith censure مثلlike تلاطُمِthe crashing of الدَّأْمَاءِthe sea
بالذمِّ مثل تلاطُمِ الدَّأْمَاءِ
Take it, a far-reaching missive, its waves crashing
Take them chained, its waves crashing
With censure like the crashing of the sea.
With blame like the crashing of insects
جاءَتكit has come to you تَسْعَىhastening بالسُّمومِwith poisons سريعةًswift
جاءَتك تَسْعَى بالسُّمومِ سريعةً
فيin السَّعْىِmovement مثلlike الحَيَّةِthe serpent الرَّقشاءِspeckled
في السَّعْىِ مثل الحَيَّةِ الرَّقشاءِ
It has come to you, hastening with poisons, swift
It comes to you rushing with poisons, swift
In its movement, like the speckled serpent.
In race like the dappled viper
تكسوكit will clothe you يومon the day of الحشرthe Gathering ثوبa robe of مَذَلَّةٍhumiliation
تكسوك يوم الحشر ثوب مَذَلَّةٍ
حتىuntil تجىءَyou arrive بتِكَّةٍwith a drawstring سوداءِblack
حتى تجىءَ بتِكَّةٍ سوداءِ
It will clothe you on the Day of Gathering in a robe of humiliation,
It will clothe you on Judgment Day in a garment of disgrace
Until you arrive with a black drawstring.
Until you come in a black coffin
إنif لمnot تَتُبْyou repent فعليكthen upon you لَعْنُthe curse of إلهناour God
إن لم تَتُبْ فعليك لَعْنُ إلهنا
أبداًforever مقيماًabiding ياO أباfather of الفحشاءِobscenity
أبداً مقيماً يا أبا الفحشاءِ
If you do not repent, then upon you be our God's curse,
If you do not repent, upon you is our God's curse
Forever abiding, O father of obscenity!
Everlasting, O father of obscenities
Sol 6.1