هُمُthey المعذَّبونthe tormented فيin الthe (continued next line)
هُمُ المعذَّبون في ال
أرضِearth وهذهand this الفِئَهgroup
أرضِ وهذه الفِئَه
They are the tormented on the
They are the tortured on earth, and this group
earth, and this group—
You saw me among them, so
رَأيتَنيyou saw me مِنهُمamong them لذَاtherefore
رَأيتَني مِنهُم لذَا
بُعدىَmy distance عنهُمfrom them سَيّئَهa misdeed
بُعدىَ عنهُم سَيّئَه
you have seen me among them; therefore
My distance from them is bad
my distance from them is a misdeed.
And I have one friend
وَليand I have صديقٌa friend واحدٌone
وَلي صديقٌ واحدٌ
قَدalready قالَsaid قولاًa remark بَرَّاهhe fashioned it
قَد قالَ قولاً بَرَّاه
And I have one friend
Who said a very true saying
who uttered a remark he fashioned:
"Do not buy their travel
لِسِفرِهِمfor their book لاdo not تَقتَنِيacquire
لِسِفرِهِم لا تَقتَنِي
والرَّأيُand the advice أنthat لاnot تَقرَأهyou read it
والرَّأيُ أن لا تَقرَأه
“Do not acquire their book;
And the opinion is not to read it"
the advice is not to read it.”
And if I am one of them, so
وإذاand if أناI مِنهُمُamong them فَاقthen ac- (continued next line)
وإذا أنا مِنهُمُ فَاق
تِنَاؤهُ-quiring it (completes preceding fragment) ليfor me أرجأهhe deferred it (context unclear)
تِنَاؤهُ لي أرجأه
And if I am one of them, then ac-
Procrastinating it for me is better
quiring it for me—he deferred it [wording unclear],
In spite of the one, rather
رَغماin defiance عنof الواحِدthe one بلnay
رَغما عن الواحِد بل
رغماًin defiance عنof الخَمسِمائهthe five hundred
رغماً عن الخَمسِمائه
despite the one—nay,
In spite of the five hundred
despite the five hundred.
Partial English translation: 11 of 12 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1