لا كان عُبَّاد نهر الكنج إنهمُ
أصل الوباء الذي في الأرض ينتقلُ
May the worshippers of the River Ganges be no more, for they are
the source of the pestilence that spreads across the earth.
يلقون موتاهمُ فيه لظنهمُ
بأنه مُنتَهٍ بالخلد متصلُ
They cast their dead into it, believing
that it ends in Paradise and is connected to it.
فيفسد الماء منهم والهواء معاً
وتقتل العالم الأمراض والعللُ
So both water and air are polluted because of them,
and diseases and ailments kill humankind.
لو أحسنوا أحرقوهم مثل إخوتهم
في الكفر فارتاحت الدنيا بما فعلوا
Had they acted rightly, they would have burned them like their brethren
in unbelief, and the world would have found relief through what they did.
وإنَّ قتل مجوس الهند كلهمُ
أحب للهند لو قامت به المللُ
And indeed, killing all the Magians of India
would be preferable for India, if the religious communities undertook it.
وما غلظت ولكني رأيتهمُ
صبوا المصائب حتى ضجت الدولُ
And I have not been harsh, but I have seen them
pour out calamities until the nations cried out.
Sol 6.1