إلى مسجد طورا و طورا إلى حانِ
يكون ملاكا تارة و كشيطانِ
To a mosque at times, and at times to a tavern.
At times he is an angel, and at times like a devil.
و يحسن للمعدوم من فضل ماله
و يجني ذنوبا لا يرى أنه جانِ
And he gives generously to the destitute from his wealth,
yet commits sins without seeing himself as the offender.
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كل فتوى امتطتْ لسان جهول
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Every fatwa that rode the tongue of an ignorant person
أزهقت أرواحا و أخْلت ديارا
كم بلاد كانت تعيش بأمنٍ
took lives and emptied homes.
How many lands once lived in peace
فأتتها فتوى تسوق الدمارا
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until a fatwa came to them, bringing destruction.
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و للمرء نفسان، واحدة
تريد الرقي له و النجاحا
And a person has two souls: one
wants him to rise and succeed;
و أخرى إلى الأرض شُدّتْ و لم
تزل توسع الأخت منها نباحا
the other is bound to the earth and has never
ceased barking at her sister.
Sol 6