وكَمْand how many مِنْof طَواغِيتٍfalse gods يَجُرُّhe pulls زِمامَهاtheir reins
وكَمْ مِنْ طَواغِيتٍ يَجُرُّ زِمامَها
جَهُولٌan ignoramus باِسْمِin the name of الشَّرْعِreligious law فيin الفَلَواتِthe wastelands
جَهُولٌ باِسْمِ الشَّرْعِ في الفَلَواتِ
And how many false gods have their reins pulled
How many tyrants lead by the rope
by an ignoramus, in the name of religious law, in the wastelands!
An ignorant one in the name of law in the deserts
يَجيءhe comes بألْفاظِwith the words of النُّذورِvows وتَارَةًand sometimes
يَجيء بألْفاظِ النُّذورِ وتَارَةً
بِلَفْظِwith the wording of الوَصَاياbequests أوor بِلَفْظِwith the wording of هِباتِgifts
بِلَفْظِ الوَصَايا أو بِلَفْظِ هِباتِ
He comes with the wording of vows, and sometimes
He comes with words of vows and sometimes
with the wording of bequests, or with the wording of gifts,
With words of commandments or words of gifts
كَمَنْlike one who شَرِبَdrank الصَّهْباءَtawny wine فيin الدَّنِّthe wine jar قائلاًsaying
كَمَنْ شَرِبَ الصَّهْباءَ في الدَّنِّ قائلاً
هِيَit الماءُthe water لاnot يَعْبأhe pays heed بِفَقْدِto the absence of صِفاتِqualities
هِيَ الماءُ لا يَعْبأ بِفَقْدِ صِفاتِ
Like one who drank the tawny wine in the jar, saying:
Like one who drank urine in iniquity saying
"It is water," paying no heed to the missing qualities.
It is the water, he does not care for lack of attributes
Sol 6.1