لمdid not يَنهَضِrise الثاوونَthose lying buried منfrom أَجداثِهمtheir graves
لم يَنهَضِ الثاوونَ من أَجداثِهم
ليُكذَّبَso as to be proved false الراوونَthe narrators فيماin what قدalready رَوَواthey related
ليُكذَّبَ الراوونَ فيما قد رَوَوا
Those lying buried did not rise from their graves
The dead did not rise from their graves
so that the narrators might be proved false in what they had related.
To deny what the narrators have narrated
أَخَذواthey took سبيلاًa path بالنِفاقِwith hypocrisy واعسفواand wandered blindly
أَخَذوا سبيلاً بالنِفاقِ واعسفوا
بَيداءَthe wilderness كلevery ظُلامةٍinjustice حتىuntil هَوَواthey fell
بَيداءَ كل ظُلامةٍ حتى هَوَوا
They took a path of hypocrisy and wandered blindly across
They took the path of hypocrisy and were unjust
the wilderness of every injustice, until they fell.
To every darkness until they bent
قبضواthey seized علىupon قُضُبِthe scepters الرئاسةleadership عَنوةًby force
قبضوا على قُضُبِ الرئاسة عَنوةً
قومٌa people علىupon عرشthe throne الضَلالِerror قدindeed استَوَواthey settled
قومٌ على عرش الضَلالِ قد استَوَوا
They seized the scepters of leadership by force,
They seized the rods of leadership by force
a people who had seated themselves on the throne of error.
A people who sat on the throne of misguidance
قدindeed أَضرَمواthey kindled نارَthe fire النِفاقhypocrisy فأَحدَقَتso it encircled
قد أَضرَموا نارَ النِفاق فأَحدَقَت
فيهمamong them وتلكَand those القادحاتُkindling sparks بهاby them اكتَوَواthey were scorched
فيهم وتلكَ القادحاتُ بها اكتَوَوا
They kindled the fire of hypocrisy, and it closed in
They ignited the fire of hypocrisy and it blazed
around them; by those sparks they were scorched.
Among them, and they got burned by those flames
قدmay ترضخsubmit الأَفعىthe viper لحاويهاto its charmer وهمand they
قد ترضخ الأَفعى لحاويها وهم
لاdo not يرضخونsubmit اذاwhen حُوُواthey are hemmed in مماfrom what حَوَواthey amassed
لا يرضخون اذا حُوُوا مما حَوَوا
The viper may yield to its charmer, yet they
The snake may coil up in its basket, but they
will not yield when hemmed in by what they have amassed.
Do not coil up from what they have coiled around
فَهمُfor they هُمُthemselves الحَشَراتُthe vermin قدindeed أَلِفواthey grew accustomed to الأَذىharm
فَهمُ هُمُ الحَشَراتُ قد أَلِفوا الأَذى
ظلمواthey did wrong وآوواand harbored المظلماتinjustices وماand did not أَوَواshow pity
ظلموا وآووا المظلمات وما أَوَوا
For they themselves are vermin, accustomed to harm.
They are the insects who have gotten used to harm
They did wrong and harbored injustices, yet showed no pity.
They oppressed and sheltered oppressions but did not shelter
سَدِرواthey reeled منfrom الجهلignorance الفظيعِdreadful لانهمbecause they
سَدِروا من الجهل الفظيعِ لانهم
قومٌa people بحاناتin the taverns الضَلالةِerror قدindeed ثَوَواthey dwelt
قومٌ بحانات الضَلالةِ قد ثَوَوا
They reeled from dreadful ignorance, for they are
They turned away from knowledge out of ignorance
a people who have dwelt in the taverns of error.
For they are people who have taken refuge in the taverns of misguidance
نصبواthey set up لناfor us فعلَthe deed الأَسَىsorrow وكَلامُهمand their speech
نصبوا لنا فعلَ الأَسَى وكَلامُهم
كَيٌّa searing burn وكمand how many قلبٍa heart بنارهمِwith their fire كَوَواthey seared
كَيٌّ وكم قلبٍ بنارهمِ كَوَوا
They set deeds of sorrow before us, and their speech
They prepared for us the act of harm and their words
is a searing burn—how many hearts they have seared with their fire!
Scorched many a heart with their fires
ولفيفِand a motley throng جمعٍa gathering مقرنbound together الإِلحادِimpiety فيin
ولفيفِ جمعٍ مقرن الإِلحادِ في
شرٍّevil بهِwith it كَبِدَthe liver الصنيعةِbeneficence قدindeed شَوَواthey roasted
شرٍّ بهِ كَبِدَ الصنيعةِ قد شَوَوا
And a motley gathering, bound in impiety, amid
And a gang with paired disbelief
evil, with which they have roasted the liver of beneficence.
Did evil with which the hearts of the creations were seared
يتفاخرونَthey boast بكلof every عَظمٍbone ناخرٍrotten
يتفاخرونَ بكل عَظمٍ ناخرٍ
ماno الفخرُglory بالعظمin bone الرميمِcrumbling ولوand even if عَوَواthey howled
ما الفخرُ بالعظم الرميمِ ولو عَوَوا
They boast of every rotten bone;
They boast of every arrogant rotten bone
there is no glory in crumbling bone, even if they howl.
There is no pride in a feeble bone even if they magnify
ظلمواthey did wrong وذَيَّاكَand that very الضَلالُerror ضَلالُهمtheir error
ظلموا وذَيَّاكَ الضَلالُ ضَلالُهم
ولَوَواand they turned aside عنfrom السُبُلِthe paths القويمةِstraight فالتَوَواso they grew crooked
ولَوَوا عن السُبُلِ القويمةِ فالتَوَوا
They did wrong, and that very error is their error;
They oppressed and the misguidance misguided them
and they turned from the straight paths, and so grew crooked.
And they deviated from the straight paths and crooked
قومٌa people جَسَواthey grew stiff وقَسَواand grew hard بذيamid these العِلَّاتِafflictions اذwhen
قومٌ جَسَوا وقَسَوا بذي العِلَّاتِ اذ
لفحتهمُit scorched them ريحُthe wind السَمُومِthe simoom لانbecause ذَوَواthey withered
لفحتهمُ ريحُ السَمُومِ لان ذَوَوا
A people grown stiff and hard amid these afflictions, when
A people who were harsh and cruel to the weak
the simoom wind scorched them—for they withered.
When the wind of toxins blew on them, for they had perfumed
يتظاهرونَthey make a show بغَيرةٍof zeal إِيليَّةٍElijah-like
يتظاهرونَ بغَيرةٍ إِيليَّةٍ
همthey كهنةُpriests الالصونthe thieving ones أَغوَواthey led astray وانغَوَواand were led astray
هم كهنةُ الالصون أَغوَوا وانغَوَوا
They make a show of Elijah-like zeal;
They pretend to have religious zeal
they are thieving priests; they led others astray and were led astray.
They are priests of idols who have gone astray and led astray
لوأَنif يَحِلُّis lawful القتلُkilling كانwould be قَضاؤُهُits execution
لوأَن يَحِلُّ القتلُ كان قَضاؤُهُ
حِلَّاlawful وشاهدُand evidence ذاكthat منfrom قومٍa people غَوَواthey went astray
حِلَّا وشاهدُ ذاك من قومٍ غَوَوا
If killing were lawful, carrying it out would be
If murder were made permissible, their judgement
lawful; and evidence of that comes from a people who went astray.
Would be dissolution, and witness to that are a people who have transgressed
همthey انبياءُprophets الإِفكfalsehood بِيحَwas made lawful دماؤُهمtheir blood
هم انبياءُ الإِفك بِيحَ دماؤُهم
فشكواso they complained الظماthirst ممَّاfrom what ارتأَوهُthey conceived it وماand did not ارتَوَواquench their thirst
فشكوا الظما ممَّا ارتأَوهُ وما ارتَوَوا
They are prophets of falsehood; their blood was made lawful to shed.
They are prophets of lies, worthless is their blood
So they complained of thirst from what they had conceived, yet were not quenched.
So they complained of injustice, from what they plotted and wished
وطَوَتand folded عليهمover them ارضُناour earth احشاءَهاits entrails
وطَوَت عليهم ارضُنا احشاءَها
فطُوُواso they were folded away بهاwithin it وسيَنشُرونَand they will rise again لماfor what طَوَواthey folded away
فطُوُوا بها وسيَنشُرونَ لما طَوَوا
And our earth folded its entrails over them;
And our land has buried in its belly
so they were folded within it, and will rise again for what they folded away.
Those who have been buried in it, and they will be resurrected for what they buried
قدmay يُبطِنونَthey conceal المكرَdeceit وهوand it مُحِيطهمsurrounding them
قد يُبطِنونَ المكرَ وهو مُحِيطهم
ومُحِيقهمand their destroyer ولكلِّand for every قومٍpeople ماwhat نَوَواthey intended
ومُحِيقهم ولكلِّ قومٍ ما نَوَوا
They may conceal deceit, yet it surrounds them
They may conceal schemes, but it surrounds them
and brings them to ruin; every people shall have what they intended.
And besieges them, and for every people is what they intend
Sol 6.1