سَعيرٌa blazing fire لِهمّازٍfor a slanderer بَخيلٍmiserly مُنافقٍhypocritical
سَعيرٌ لِهمّازٍ بَخيلٍ مُنافقٍ
حَسودٍenvious ذَميمvile مُجرمcriminal وَمُماذقِand insincere
حَسودٍ ذَميم مُجرم وَمُماذقِ
A blazing fire for a slandering, miserly hypocrite,
Envious, vile, criminal, and false-hearted;
عتلٍّbrutish زَنيمٍbaseborn آثمِsinful القَلبthe heart مُعتدٍa transgressor
عتلٍّ زَنيمٍ آثمِ القَلب مُعتدٍ
أَلدَّbitterly contentious مِنfrom الدينthe religion الحنيفيِّupright and monotheistic مارقِa renegade
أَلدَّ مِن الدين الحنيفيِّ مارقِ
Brutish, baseborn, sinful of heart, a transgressor,
Bitterly contentious, a renegade from the upright faith;
ذَليلٍabject جَبانcowardly بِالرِياسةwith leadership مُغرمinfatuated
ذَليلٍ جَبان بِالرِياسة مُغرم
دَنيّbase غَبيّstupid أَبكمٍmute غَيرِnot ناطقspeaking
دَنيّ غَبيّ أَبكمٍ غَيرِ ناطق
Abject, cowardly, infatuated with leadership,
Base, stupid, mute, unable to speak;
لَئيمvile ثَقيلheavy الرُوحthe spirit فَدْمٍdull-witted مفندfeeble-minded
لَئيم ثَقيل الرُوح فَدْمٍ مفند
مهينcontemptible مضلّleading astray بِالأَباطيلin falsehoods واثقtrusting
مهين مضلّ بِالأَباطيل واثق
Vile, tiresome in spirit, dull-witted, feeble-minded,
Contemptible, leading others astray, trusting in falsehoods.
تَناسلwas begotten مِنfrom وَغدa scoundrel ولصand a thief وَمفسدand a corrupter
تَناسل مِن وَغد ولص وَمفسد
فَجاءَso he came forth بَغيضاًloathsome مِنfrom بَغيضa loathsome man وَسارقand a thief
فَجاءَ بَغيضاً مِن بَغيض وَسارق
He sprang from a scoundrel, a thief, and a corrupter,
And came forth loathsome, from a loathsome man and a thief.
وَحاولand he tried إِدراكto attain المَعاليhigh honors بكبرهthrough his arrogance
وَحاول إِدراك المَعالي بكبره
أَلاtake heed إِنَّهُhe is indeed فَظٌّharsh غَليظthick المَرافقthe elbows
أَلا إِنَّهُ فَظٌّ غَليظ المَرافق
He tried to attain high honors through his arrogance—
Take heed: he is harsh and thick of elbow.
فَتبّاًso perdition لَهُto him مِنas مدَّعٍa pretender وَهوَthough he is جاهلٌignorant
فَتبّاً لَهُ مِن مدَّعٍ وَهوَ جاهلٌ
بَخيلٍmiserly كَذوبٍhabitually lying للفضولto idle meddling معانقembracing
بَخيلٍ كَذوبٍ للفضول معانق
Perdition to him—a pretender, though ignorant,
A miser, an inveterate liar, embracing idle meddling.
وَتَعساًand misery لَهُto him مِنas أَلكنٍa stammerer وَابنand the son of أَلكنٍa stammerer
وَتَعساً لَهُ مِن أَلكنٍ وَابن أَلكنٍ
يَرىhe thinks أَنَّهُthat he is فَردpeerless الوَرىmankind فيin المَشارقthe eastern lands
يَرى أَنَّهُ فَرد الوَرى في المَشارق
And misery to him, a stammerer and a stammerer's son,
Who thinks himself peerless among mankind in the eastern lands.
دَعاهinvited him جهولan ignoramus مثلهlike him لِسياحةon a journey
دَعاه جهول مثله لِسياحة
إِلىto طورMount سيناSinai مَعwith بَليدa dullard مطابقmatching
إِلى طور سينا مَع بَليد مطابق
An ignoramus like himself invited him on a journey
To Mount Sinai, with a matching dullard.
فَسارَso he traveled إِلَيهِto it مكرَهاًunwillingly متزوّداًprovisioning himself
فَسارَ إِلَيهِ مكرَهاً متزوّداً
بقيمةwith the price of حلوفٍa boar كَماas اللَيلthe night غاسقdark
بقيمة حلوفٍ كَما اللَيل غاسق
So he went there unwillingly, provisioning himself
With the price of a boar as dark as night.
وَفيand in مَوكبthe procession التَشريفof honor قَدindeed ظَلَّremained نادِماًregretful
وَفي مَوكب التَشريف قَد ظَلَّ نادِماً
نَدامةthe regret of مَحزونa sorrowful man كَئيبdejected مفارقparting
نَدامة مَحزون كَئيب مفارق
And in the ceremonial procession he remained regretful,
With the regret of a sorrowful, dejected man at parting.
لِماbecause أَنَّهُthat he لَمّاwhen مَشىhe walked ببحيرةby a lake
لِما أَنَّهُ لَمّا مَشى ببحيرة
مَعwith الرَكبthe caravan أَدمىbloodied رجلهhis foot سهمan arrow طارقunexpected
مَع الرَكب أَدمى رجله سهم طارق
For, when he was walking by a lake
With the caravan, an unexpected arrow bloodied his foot.
فَأَصبَحso he began يَنعىmourning نَفسهhimself لمصابهfor his affliction
فَأَصبَح يَنعى نَفسه لمصابه
شَبيهlike غرابa raven فيin دُجىthe darkness of اللَيلthe night ناعقcroaking
شَبيه غراب في دُجى اللَيل ناعق
Then he began to mourn himself for his affliction,
Like a raven croaking in the darkness of night.
فَقُلso say لِلّذيto the one who فيfor ذمcensuring غمرa fool يَلومنيblames me
فَقُل لِلّذي في ذم غمر يَلومني
دَعleave off اللَومreproach تَنجوyou will escape مِنfrom عَنيفsevere المَضايقstraits
دَع اللَوم تَنجو مِن عَنيف المَضايق
So tell the man who blames me for censuring a fool:
Leave off reproach, and you will escape dire straits.
وَإِياكand beware تَرضىyou approve فيamong الوَرىmankind مَدحَpraise of أَحمَقa fool
وَإِياك تَرضى في الوَرى مَدحَ أَحمَق
أَتىhe came يَتباهىhe boasts كاذِباًfalsely بِالمَخارقof trickery
أَتى يَتباهى كاذِباً بِالمَخارق
And beware of approving praise of a fool among mankind,
Who came boasting falsely of his tricks.
فَماfor not يَستَحقُّdeserves الشكرَthanks تاركُone who abandons أَمِّهhis mother
فَما يَستَحقُّ الشكرَ تاركُ أَمِّه
كَثيرةَfull of أَحزانٍsorrows لِجُوعbecause of hunger مُرافقattendant
كَثيرةَ أَحزانٍ لِجُوع مُرافق
For no thanks are due to one who abandons his mother
Full of sorrows from hunger ever at her side.
لماbecause أَنthat هَذاthis فيin الكِتابthe Book محرّمٌis forbidden
لما أَن هَذا في الكِتاب محرّمٌ
يحللهdeclares it lawful مِنout of جهلهhis ignorance كُلُّevery ناهقbraying fool
يحلله مِن جهله كُلُّ ناهق
For this is forbidden in the Book,
Yet every braying fool declares it lawful out of ignorance.
وَماand not القصدthe purpose مِنof ذاthis الهَجوinvective فيin كُلevery مَجلسgathering
وَما القصد مِن ذا الهَجو في كُل مَجلس
دُعيتI was invited إِلَيهِto it غَيرother than كَشفrevealing الحَقائقthe facts
دُعيت إِلَيهِ غَير كَشف الحَقائق
And the aim of this invective, at every gathering
To which I have been invited, is only to reveal the facts.
أَماis there not فيهِin him إِحساسfeeling إِذاif كانَhe is فاضِلاًa man of merit
أَما فيهِ إِحساس إِذا كانَ فاضِلاً
أَماis not هُوَhe مِنfrom ماءٍwater كَماlike الناسpeople دافقgushing
أَما هُوَ مِن ماءٍ كَما الناس دافق
Has he no feeling, if he is a man of merit?
Is he not, like other people, sprung from gushing water?
بَلىyes indeed هُوَhe مِنfrom قَومa people لِئامvile أَسافلٍlowly
بَلى هُوَ مِن قَوم لِئام أَسافلٍ
دِيارهمُtheir dwellings مَأوىa refuge لِكُلfor every مُنافقhypocrite
دِيارهمُ مَأوى لِكُل مُنافق
Yes, he comes from a vile, lowly people,
Whose dwellings are a refuge for every hypocrite.
فَإِنso if يَنتهhe desists عَنfrom زورهhis falsehood وَمحالهand his deceit
فَإِن يَنته عَن زوره وَمحاله
جَبرناهwe will restore him بِالصَفحwith pardon الجَميلgracious المُوافقfitting
جَبرناه بِالصَفح الجَميل المُوافق
So if he desists from his falsehood and deceit,
We will restore him with gracious, fitting pardon.
وَإِلّاand otherwise صَفعناهwe will slap him عَلىon الوَجهthe face وَالقَفاand the nape
وَإِلّا صَفعناه عَلى الوَجه وَالقَفا
وَملناand we will bear down عَلىon أَضلاعهhis ribs بِالمَطارقwith hammers
وَملنا عَلى أَضلاعه بِالمَطارق
Otherwise, we will slap him on the face and nape,
And bear down on his ribs with hammers,
وَزِدناهand we will give him more مِنof زجرrebuke وَرَدعand deterrence وَلَعنةand a curse
وَزِدناه مِن زجر وَرَدع وَلَعنة
إِذاif هُوَhe لَمdoes not يَعرفrecognize حُقوقthe rights of الخَلائقcreatures
إِذا هُوَ لَم يَعرف حُقوق الخَلائق
And heap upon him rebuke, deterrence, and a curse,
If he does not recognize the rights of fellow creatures.
Sol 6.1