يُولَدونthey are born
يُولَدون
فَيُطلَقُthen are given عَليهِمto them
فَيُطلَقُ عَليهِم
They are born
then they are given
أَسماءٌnames لاnot عَلىby التَّعيينspecific designation
أَسماءٌ لا عَلى التَّعيين
غالِباًoften ماemphatic particle تَكونُare غَيرَother than
غالِباً ما تَكونُ غَيرَ
names chosen at random,
which are often not
أَسمائهِمtheir names .
أَسمائهِم .
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their own names.
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يَحيونَthey live وهُمwhile they يَحمِلونَthey carry
يَحيونَ وهُم يَحمِلونَ
أَراءًviews خاطِئةًmistaken
أَراءً خاطِئةً
They live, carrying
mistaken views
عَنabout أَنفُسِهمthemselves
عَن أَنفُسِهم
مُصَدِّقينَbelieving جَميعَall ظُنونِهِمtheir suppositions
مُصَدِّقينَ جَميعَ ظُنونِهِم
about themselves,
believing all their suppositions.
وَحيَنand when تُحاوِلُyou try أَنto تُفهِمَهُمmake them understand
وَحيَن تُحاوِلُ أَن تُفهِمَهُم
بِأَنَّof the fact that هُناكَthere is مِنsomeone who يَحسَبُthinks
بِأَنَّ هُناكَ مِن يَحسَبُ
And when you try to make them understand
that there is someone who thinks
أَنَّهُمthat they فَرَضاًfor example ...
أَنَّهُم فَرَضاً ...
يُجيبونَكَthey answer you :
يُجيبونَكَ :
that they are, say ...
they answer you:
( ومَنand who قالَtold لَكَto you
( ومَن قالَ لَكَ
أَنَّناthat we لَسناwe are not )
أَنَّنا لَسنا )
(And who told you
that we are not?)
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عَمَلُهُمtheir work أَنto يَحمِلوكَinduce you
عَمَلُهُم أَن يَحمِلوكَ
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Their work is to get you
عَلىto تَصديقِbelieving
عَلى تَصديقِ
أَنَّthat كُلَّall نواقِصِهِمtheir shortcomings مَزاياًmerits
أَنَّ كُلَّ نواقِصِهِم مَزاياً
to believe
that all their shortcomings are merits,
وأَنَّand that عُيوبَهُمtheir flaws
وأَنَّ عُيوبَهُم
لَيسَتare not إلاَّexcept مِنfrom فِطنَةِcleverness الطَّبيعَةِnature
لَيسَت إلاَّ مِن فِطنَةِ الطَّبيعَةِ
and that their flaws
are due only to nature's cleverness.
وإذاand if ماemphatic particle أَشَرتَyou point
وإذا ما أَشَرتَ
صُدفَةًby chance
صُدفَةً
And if you point
by chance
عَلىto أَحَدِone of أَخطائهِمtheir mistakes
عَلى أَحَدِ أَخطائهِم
يَقُولونَthey say لَكَto you
يَقُولونَ لَكَ
to one of their mistakes,
they tell you
دونَwithout تَردُّدhesitation :
دونَ تَردُّد :
( إنَّناindeed we فَعلناwe did هَذاthis عَنwith قَصدintent )
( إنَّنا فَعلنا هَذا عَن قَصد )
without hesitation:
(We did this on purpose.)
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وإذاand if يَوماًone day
وإذا يَوماً
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And if one day
ساوَرَتكَassail you بِهِمُabout them الشُّكوكdoubts
ساوَرَتكَ بِهِمُ الشُّكوك
يَنتَحونَthey withdraw بِكَwith you جانِباًaside
يَنتَحونَ بِكَ جانِباً
doubts about them assail you,
they take you aside
ويَسأَلونَكَand they ask you
ويَسأَلونَكَ
وَهُمwhile they يُريحونَthey rest سَواعِدَهُمtheir forearms عَلىon كَتِفِكَyour shoulder
وَهُم يُريحونَ سَواعِدَهُم عَلى كَتِفِكَ
and ask you,
while resting their forearms on your shoulder,
ناظرينَgazing مَليَّاًat length فيinto عَينيكyour eyes :
ناظرينَ مَليَّاً في عَينيك :
( ومَنand who فيin ظَنِّكَyour opinion نَحنُwe ؟)
( ومَن في ظَنِّكَ نَحنُ ؟)
gazing long into your eyes:
(And who do you think we are?)
تَقولُyou say لَهمto them : ( أَنتُمyou ... أَنتُمyou )
تَقولُ لَهم : ( أَنتُم ... أَنتُم )
فَيَصيحونَthen they cry out
فَيَصيحونَ
You tell them: (You ... you.)
Then they cry out,
وهُمwhile they يَتَلَفَّتونَthey turn to look حَولَهُمaround them :
وهُم يَتَلَفَّتونَ حَولَهُم :
( أَنتَyou قُلتyou said ..
( أَنتَ قُلت ..
as they look around them:
(You said it ...
واللَّهby God
واللَّه
لَمdid not نَكُنwe were نَعرِفُknow هَذاthis مِنfrom قَبلbefore )
لَم نَكُن نَعرِفُ هَذا مِن قَبل )
By God,
we did not know this before.)
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تَصدُقُcome true نُبُوآتُهمtheir prophecies
تَصدُقُ نُبُوآتُهم
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Their prophecies come true
ويُصلَبونand they are crucified
ويُصلَبون
بَعدَafter أَنthat تَقَعَyou fall علىon وَجهِكَyour face
بَعدَ أَن تَقَعَ على وَجهِكَ
and they are crucified
after you fall on your face
ثَلاثَthree مَرَّاتtimes
ثَلاثَ مَرَّات
وأَنتَwhile you تَعدوyou run لاnot تَلويyou turn back عَلىtoward شَيءanything
وأَنتَ تَعدو لا تَلوي عَلى شَيء
three times,
as you run, not looking back at anything,
بَعيداًfar away عَنهُمfrom them
بَعيداً عَنهُم
مُنكِراًdenying أَنَّكَthat you يَوماًever
مُنكِراً أَنَّكَ يَوماً
far away from them,
denying that you ever
عَبَدتَّهُمyou worshipped them ..
عَبَدتَّهُم ..
worshipped them ...
Sol 6.1