إِنif شِئتَyou wish قتلَto kill الحاسدينَthe envious تَعَمُّداًdeliberately
إِن شِئتَ قتلَ الحاسدينَ تَعَمُّداً
منfrom غيرِwithout مادِيَةٍany blood money عليكَdue from you ولاand no قَوَدretaliatory execution
من غيرِ مادِيَةٍ عليكَ ولا قَوَد
If you wish to kill the envious deliberately,
with no blood money due from you, nor death in reprisal,
وبغيرِand without سُمٍّpoison قاتلٍdeadly وصوارمٍand sharp swords
وبغيرِ سُمٍّ قاتلٍ وصوارمٍ
وعِقابِand punishment by رَبٍّa Lord لَيسَis not يَغفُلُheedless عنof أَحَدanyone
وعِقابِ رَبٍّ لَيسَ يَغفُلُ عن أَحَد
and without deadly poison or keen-edged swords,
or punishment from a Lord who overlooks no one,
عَظّمexalt تُجاهُbefore عُيونِهمtheir eyes محسودَهمthe one they envy
عَظّم تُجاهُ عُيونِهم محسودَهم
فتراهُمُthen you will see them مَوتىdead النُفُوسِin soul معَtogether with الجَسَدthe body
فتراهُمُ مَوتى النُفُوسِ معَ الجَسَد
exalt before their eyes the one they envy;
then you will see them dead in soul and body.
ذَوبُmelting المعادنِof metals باللَظَىby flame لكِنَّماbut
ذَوبُ المعادنِ باللَظَى لكِنَّما
ذَوبُmelting الحَسُودِof the envious man بحرِّin the heat of نيرانِthe fires of الحَسَدenvy
ذَوبُ الحَسُودِ بحرِّ نيرانِ الحَسَد
Metals melt in flame, but
the envious melt in the heat of envy's fires.
لجوانحِwithin the breasts of الحُسادِthe envious حَرٌّheat دُونَهُbeneath it
لجوانحِ الحُسادِ حَرٌّ دُونَهُ
حَرُّthe heat of الغَزالةِthe sun وهيَwhile it is فيin بُرجِthe sign of الأَسَدLeo
حَرُّ الغَزالةِ وهيَ في بُرجِ الأَسَد
Within the breasts of the envious is a heat surpassing
the sun's heat when it is in the sign of Leo.
قلبٌa heart أوor لَهبٍa flame لَهُمtheirs وحشاشةٌand a life-breath
قلبٌ أو لَهبٍ لَهُم وحشاشةٌ
حَمَّالةُa bearer of الحَطَبfirewood العَفارِʿafār wood إذاwhen اتقَدit blazes
حَمَّالةُ الحَطَب العَفارِ إذا اتقَد
Theirs is a heart—or a flame—and a life-breath
bearing ʿafār firewood when it blazes.
فشُهُورهمso their months ابداًalways كشَهرَيlike the two months of ناجرٍNājir
فشُهُورهم ابداً كشَهرَي ناجرٍ
لِوَهجِbecause of the blaze of جمرٍembers فيin فُؤادِهِمtheir heart وَقَدblazed
لِوَهجِ جمرٍ في فُؤادِهِم وَقَد
Their months are always like the two months of Nājir,
from the blaze of embers kindled in their hearts.
لمnot يَبلغِreach الحُسَّادُthe envious آجالاًlifespans لهمallotted to them
لم يَبلغِ الحُسَّادُ آجالاً لهم
إذfor إنَّهمindeed they سيماهُمُtheir mark موتُdeath from الكَمَدconsuming grief
إذ إنَّهم سيماهُمُ موتُ الكَمَد
The envious do not reach their allotted lifespans,
for their hallmark is death from consuming grief.
حدُّthe prescribed punishment of الزُناةِadulterers منunder الشريعةِthe religious law مُدَّةًfor a time
حدُّ الزُناةِ من الشريعةِ مُدَّةً
وتَرَىand you see الحسودَthe envious man بدائِهِby his disease ابداًalways يُحَدis punished
وتَرَى الحسودَ بدائِهِ ابداً يُحَد
The law's punishment for adulterers lasts a time,
but you see the envious punished forever by his disease.
مازالَhe remains انwhether حيَّاalive وانand whether ميتاًdead ضَنىًwasting sickness
مازالَ ان حيَّا وان ميتاً ضَنىً
متعذِّباًtormented فيهِin it إلىunto أَبَدِthe eternity of الأَبَدeternity
متعذِّباً فيهِ إلى أَبَدِ الأَبَد
Whether alive or dead, he remains wasted by sickness,
tormented by it for ever and ever.
أَمسَىhe has become علىin الحالَينِboth states مكتسبَone earning العَناdistress
أَمسَى على الحالَينِ مكتسبَ العَنا
إِنwhether جامَلَhe is courteous to الجَمَّthe great الغفيرَmultitude أوor انفَرَدkeeps apart
إِن جامَلَ الجَمَّ الغفيرَ أو انفَرَد
In either state, he comes to earn distress,
whether he is gracious to the teeming crowd or stands alone.
عَدِمَhe lacks السلامَpeace فلاso never يَزالُceases مُحارَباًbeing embattled
عَدِمَ السلامَ فلا يَزالُ مُحارَباً
طولَthroughout الزَمانِtime وللأمانِand as for safety فَقَدso indeed فَقَدhe has lost
طولَ الزَمانِ وللأمانِ فَقَد فَقَد
He lacks peace and remains embattled
throughout all time; safety he has indeed lost.
سِيماهُhis mark إِمَّاwhenever شامَhe glimpsed خيراًgood أَسقَطَتdropped
سِيماهُ إِمَّا شامَ خيراً أَسقَطَت
فيat الحالِonce سَحنَةthe complexion of وجهِهِhis face ثُمَّthen ارتَعَدhe trembled
في الحالِ سَحنَة وجهِهِ ثُمَّ ارتَعَد
His mark: whenever he glimpses good, down falls
the color of his face at once; then he trembles.
رَجَفَتquivered فرائصُهُhis flank-muscles وأُخفقand fluttered قلبُهُhis heart
رَجَفَت فرائصُهُ وأُخفق قلبُهُ
وتمزَّقَتand were torn أَحشاؤُهُhis innards ودعاand he called for المَدَدaid
وتمزَّقَت أَحشاؤُهُ ودعا المَدَد
His flanks quiver and his heart flutters;
his innards tear apart, and he cries for help.
وتحرَّكَتand stirred أَرواحُهُhis vital spirits ودِماؤُهُand his blood
وتحرَّكَت أَرواحُهُ ودِماؤُهُ
اضطرَبَتsurged وغَصَّand was blocked الجَفنُthe eyelid عنfrom ملقblinking جَمَدfroze
اضطرَبَت وغَصَّ الجَفنُ عن ملق جَمَد
His vital spirits stir, and his blood
surges; his eyelid, stopped from blinking, freezes.
داءٌa disease عُقامٌincurable لاno شِفاءَcure لهُfor it أَبَىit defied
داءٌ عُقامٌ لا شِفاءَ لهُ أَبَى
طِبَّthe medicine of الأُساةِhealers كأَنَّهُas though it were داءُthe disease of الأَسَدthe lion
طِبَّ الأُساةِ كأَنَّهُ داءُ الأَسَد
An incurable disease with no remedy—it defies
the healers' art, as though it were the lion's disease.
يُعدِيit infects الذيwhoever يدنوdraws near إليهِto it فلمso did not يَفُزattain
يُعدِي الذي يدنو إليهِ فلم يَفُز
بنَجاتِهِwith his deliverance إِلاexcept الذيthe one who عنهُfrom it ابتَعَدkept away
بنَجاتِهِ إِلا الذي عنهُ ابتَعَد
It infects whoever draws near, and none finds
deliverance except the one who stays away.
وزرٌa sin غداit became يعلوsurpassing المَناهِيَthe forbidden deeds كُلَّهاall of them
وزرٌ غدا يعلو المَناهِيَ كُلَّها
شَيناًin disgrace كماjust as أَنَّindeed العَمَىblindness يعلوsurpasses الرَمَدeye inflammation
شَيناً كما أَنَّ العَمَى يعلو الرَمَد
A sin that has come to outstrip all forbidden deeds
in shamefulness, as blindness outstrips inflamed eyes.
أَردَىit brought ruin بقابيلٍupon Cain وشاولٍand Saul وداand Da-
أَردَى بقابيلٍ وشاولٍ ودا
ثانٍ-than (Dathan) وآبيرومَand Abiram ذاthis الخَصمُfoe الأَلَدmost implacable
ثانٍ وآبيرومَ ذا الخَصمُ الأَلَد
It ruined Cain, Saul, and Da-
than and Abiram—this implacable foe.
لولاهُbut for it ماnot حُطَّwere cast down الملائِكُthe angels وأَنهَوَواand they plummeted
لولاهُ ما حُطَّ الملائِكُ وأَنهَوَوا
نحوَtoward الاسافِلِthe depths منfrom سَماواتِthe heavens of الجَلَدthe firmament
نحوَ الاسافِلِ من سَماواتِ الجَلَد
But for it, the angels would not have been cast down and fallen
toward the depths from the heavens of the firmament.
ونأَىand departed عنِfrom الفِردَوسِParadise آدَمُAdam صاغِراًabased
ونأَى عنِ الفِردَوسِ آدَمُ صاغِراً
وثَوىand dwelt بارضٍon an earth حلَّsettled upon ساحتَهاits ground النَكَدmisery
وثَوى بارضٍ حلَّ ساحتَها النَكَد
Nor would Adam have left Paradise, abased,
nor dwelt upon an earth whose ground misery possessed.
وقُضِيand it was decreed علىagainst حوّاءَEve منby ربِّthe Lord of العُلىthe heights
وقُضِي على حوّاءَ من ربِّ العُلى
بالغمِّin sorrow والأوجاعand pains أنto تَلِدَbear الوَلَدthe child
بالغمِّ والأوجاع أن تَلِدَ الوَلَد
Nor would Eve have been sentenced by the Lord on high
to bear her child in sorrow and pain.
لولاهُbut for it لمnot يُبتَعwould have been bought منfrom الأَسباطِthe tribes يُوJo-
لولاهُ لم يُبتَع من الأَسباطِ يُو
سُفُ-seph (Joseph) ذلكَthat الحُرُّnoble الأديمِof stock أَباًin father وجَدand grandfather
سُفُ ذلكَ الحُرُّ الأديمِ أَباً وجَد
But for it, the tribes would not have sold Jo-
seph, noble of stock through father and grandsire.
لولاهُbut for it لمnot يُصلبَwould have been crucified يَسُوعُJesus كمجرمٍlike a criminal
لولاهُ لم يُصلبَ يَسُوعُ كمجرمٍ
منthrough شرِّthe wickedness of شعبٍa people خيرَthe goodness of مولاهُits Lord جَحَدdenied
من شرِّ شعبٍ خيرَ مولاهُ جَحَد
But for it, Jesus would not have been crucified like a criminal
through the wickedness of a people who denied their Lord's goodness.
ضلَّتstrayed عنfrom الحبِّlove الرشيدِupright تَعَمُّداًdeliberately
ضلَّت عن الحبِّ الرشيدِ تَعَمُّداً
فِئَةٌa band علىon نَهجthe path of الهُدَىguidance لمnot تُستَقَدwas led
فِئَةٌ على نَهج الهُدَى لم تُستَقَد
From upright love there strayed, deliberately,
a band that was not led along the path of guidance.
ولَرُبَّماand perhaps رُدَّwas restored الفَواتُwhat was lost وإنماbut
ولَرُبَّما رُدَّ الفَواتُ وإنما
فُرَصُopportunities for المحبَّةlove فائتٌa lost thing لاnot يُستَرَدto be recovered
فُرَصُ المحبَّة فائتٌ لا يُستَرَد
What is lost may sometimes be recovered, but
missed opportunities for love cannot be regained.
إِنِّيindeed I لأَرثيsurely pity الحاسدينَthe envious لِأَنَّهمbecause they
إِنِّي لأَرثي الحاسدينَ لِأَنَّهم
سلكواthey traversed مفاوزَthe wastes of مَهمهِa trackless desert الوَعثِrough ground الجَدَدhard ground
سلكوا مفاوزَ مَهمهِ الوَعثِ الجَدَد
I truly pity the envious, because they
have crossed a desert's wastes of rough and hardened ground.
علمواthey knew بحرٍa sea ماnot لهُit has منany ساحلٍshore
علموا بحرٍ ما لهُ من ساحلٍ
فطغىso rose عليهمover them ماؤُهُits water لماwhen زبدit foamed
فطغى عليهم ماؤُهُ لما زبد
They knew a sea that has no shore,
and its waters overwhelmed them when it foamed.
أَنِفواthey took offense منat الخيرِthe good الذيwhich يَحظَىis favored بهِwith it
أَنِفوا من الخيرِ الذي يَحظَى بهِ
محسودُهمthe one they envy لوeven if أَنَّهthat he is كُفؤُa match for الأَوَدcrookedness
محسودُهم لو أَنَّه كُفؤُ الأَوَد
They resented the good enjoyed by
the one they envied, even were he fit to right crookedness.
لمnever يبرحواthey cease وحَشاهمُand their innards شَوطan arena of الوَغَىbattle
لم يبرحوا وحَشاهمُ شَوط الوَغَى
فيهِwithin it لماbecause of what قدindeed ضُمِّنواthey were made to harbor حربٌa war لَدَدof bitter strife
فيهِ لما قد ضُمِّنوا حربٌ لَدَد
They remain, their innards an arena of battle,
where, for what they harbor, a stubborn war is fought.
اللَهGod ربيmy Lord منwhat a نِضالٍstruggle ماnot لهُit has
اللَه ربي من نِضالٍ ما لهُ
لَجَبٌclamor ولاand no عَدَدٌranks يليهِattend it ولاand no عُدَدweapons
لَجَبٌ ولا عَدَدٌ يليهِ ولا عُدَد
God, my Lord! What a struggle, with no
clamor, no ranks attending it, and no weapons!
حربٌa war لهاthat has ضِمنَwithin النفوسِsouls عَجاجةٌa dust cloud
حربٌ لها ضِمنَ النفوسِ عَجاجةٌ
حجبتveiled ضِياءَthe light of العقلreason ماas long as طالَlasts الأَمَدtime
حجبت ضِياءَ العقل ما طالَ الأَمَد
A war with a dust cloud deep within the souls,
veiling reason's light for as long as time endures.
خَبَّتtrotted قنابلهاits squadrons أثارتstirred up عِثيَراًdust
خَبَّت قنابلها أثارت عِثيَراً
أَخبَتquenched مشاهبَthe flames of أَنعُمِthe blessings of اللَهِGod الأَحَدthe One
أَخبَت مشاهبَ أَنعُمِ اللَهِ الأَحَد
Its squadrons trotted, stirring up dust,
quenching the flames of the blessings of God, the One.
لوif أَنَّهاit were ماديَّةٌmaterial لَحَذِرتُهاI would beware of it
لو أَنَّها ماديَّةٌ لَحَذِرتُها
لكِنَّهاbut it is رُوحيَّةٌspiritual لاnot تُنتَقَدcan be discerned
لكِنَّها رُوحيَّةٌ لا تُنتَقَد
Were it material, I would guard against it;
but it is spiritual and cannot be discerned.
فالسيفُfor a sword قدmay ينبوfail to bite ولكنbut سيفُthe sword of هذاthis
فالسيفُ قد ينبو ولكن سيفُ هذا
الداءِdisease لاnever ينبوfails to bite لهُits فيin الدهرِall time حَدedge
الداءِ لا ينبو لهُ في الدهرِ حَد
A sword may fail to bite, but the sword of this
disease has an edge that never fails in all of time.
والخيلُand horses قدmay تكبوstumble ولكنbut عزمُthe resolve of ذاthis
والخيلُ قد تكبو ولكن عزمُ ذا
لمnot يكبُhas stumbled قطُّever ولمand never يَزَلceases يمشيto walk نَهَدstalwartly
لم يكبُ قطُّ ولم يَزَل يمشي نَهَد
Horses may stumble, but the resolve of this
has never stumbled, and still strides strongly on.
والزَندُand the firestick يخبوdies down تارةًsometimes لكنّماbut الthe (continued)
والزَندُ يخبو تارةً لكنّما ال
حَسَدُenvy الوريُّblazing لهُit has زِنادٌfiresticks ماnever صَلَدfailed to spark
حَسَدُ الوريُّ لهُ زِنادٌ ما صَلَد
The firestick sometimes fades, but
blazing envy has firesticks that have never failed to spark.
رَقَدَslept الخليُّone free منof الضغينةِrancor آمناًsecure
رَقَدَ الخليُّ من الضغينةِ آمناً
ابداًalways وللحُسَّادand the envious have طَرفٌan eye ماnever رَقَدslept
ابداً وللحُسَّاد طَرفٌ ما رَقَد
One free of rancor sleeps secure
always; the envious have an eye that never sleeps.
فالغِso discard النصيحةِadvice ياO فَتَىyoung man منfrom حاسدٍan envious man
فالغِ النصيحةِ يا فَتَى من حاسدٍ
وَلَوَand even if أنَّهُhe مَحَضَoffered sincerely النصيحةَadvice واجتهَدand strove hard
وَلَوَ أنَّهُ مَحَضَ النصيحةَ واجتهَد
So discard advice, young man, from an envious man,
even if he offers sincere counsel and strives hard.
وتَنَكَّبَنهاand surely shun it غيرَnot مكترثٍconcerned بهاabout it
وتَنَكَّبَنها غيرَ مكترثٍ بها
إذfor إِنَّهاindeed it is زُبدٌbutter وانand even if خِيلَتit is imagined زَبَدfoam
إذ إِنَّها زُبدٌ وان خِيلَت زَبَد
Shun it utterly, paying it no heed,
for it is butter, though imagined to be foam.
قدindeed قَرطَسَتstruck squarely منيfrom me الكِهانةُdivination حاسداًan envious man
قد قَرطَسَت مني الكِهانةُ حاسداً
اغرضتُهُI made him a target وسِهامُand the arrows of ظنِّيmy suspicion ماdid not صَرَدmiss
اغرضتُهُ وسِهامُ ظنِّي ما صَرَد
My divination has struck an envious man squarely,
whom I made my target; my suspicion's arrows have not missed.
فرأَيتُthen I saw سِيماهُhis marks النميمةَtale-bearing والضغينةَand rancor
فرأَيتُ سِيماهُ النميمةَ والضغينةَ
والوِشايةَand slander والشَماتةَand gloating والحَرَدand wrath
والوِشايةَ والشَماتةَ والحَرَد
I saw his marks: tale-bearing and rancor,
slander, gloating, and wrath.
يتنفَّسُhe breathes الصُعَداءَdeep sighs منfrom وَغرٍrancor بهِwithin him
يتنفَّسُ الصُعَداءَ من وَغرٍ بهِ
لاnot ينتهيdeparts عنهُfrom him ولاnor بَرقَىby spells صَعَدrose
لا ينتهي عنهُ ولا بَرقَى صَعَد
He heaves deep sighs from the rancor within him,
which never leaves him, nor is lifted by spells.
مستلزماًnecessitating فيwithin ذاتهِhimself لقِصاصهِhis punishment
مستلزماً في ذاتهِ لقِصاصهِ
حيّاًalive وميتاًand dead عنfor جريرتهِhis offense الوَبَدdire
حيّاً وميتاً عن جريرتهِ الوَبَد
He carries within himself his own inevitable punishment,
alive and dead, for his dire offense.
Sol 6.1