وَماand not عَجبيmy wonder إِلاexcept مِنat الفُرسِthe Persians إِنهمindeed they
وَما عَجبي إِلا مِن الفُرسِ إِنهم
لَهُمthey have حِكَمٌwise sayings قَدalready سِرنَthey have spread فيthrough الشَّرقthe East وَالغَربِand the West
لَهُم حِكَمٌ قَد سِرنَ في الشَّرق وَالغَربِ
And I marvel only at the Persians—indeed, they
I am amazed by none but the Persians, for they
Have wise sayings that have spread through East and West—
Have wisdom that spread through East and West.
لتركهمُfor their failure أَنto يَعبدواthey worship نارَthe fire of زَينَبٍZaynab
لتركهمُ أَن يَعبدوا نارَ زَينَبٍ
وَنارُand a fire هَوىًpassion مِنهاfrom her توقَّدُblazes فيin قَلبيmy heart
وَنارُ هَوىً مِنها توقَّدُ في قَلبي
For failing to worship Zaynab's fire,
They let people worship the fire of Zaynab,
While a fire of passion born of her blazes in my heart.
While the fire of passion burns inside my heart.
وَماand not بيَin me تَحبيبُendearing الذُّنوبِsins إِلَيهمُto them
وَما بيَ تَحبيبُ الذُّنوبِ إِلَيهمُ
وَلَكنَّand yet حُسنَthe beauty of الذَّنبِthe sin عُذرٌan excuse لَدىin the case of الذَّنبِthe sin
وَلَكنَّ حُسنَ الذَّنبِ عُذرٌ لَدى الذَّنبِ
And I have no wish to endear sins to them,
It's not that they love sins,
But a sin's beauty is an excuse for the sin.
Rather, a sin's beauty is an excuse for the sinner.
وَأَحبِبand how lovely بِهاit is ناراًa fire توقَّدُblazing للقرىfor hospitality
وَأَحبِب بِها ناراً توقَّدُ للقرى
حَلالاًlawful لأَهلِfor the people of الأَرضِthe earth حِجراًforbidden عَلىto الصبِّthe lovesick lover
حَلالاً لأَهلِ الأَرضِ حِجراً عَلى الصبِّ
And how lovely a fire it is, blazing for hospitality,
So love a fire that burns for the villages,
Lawful for the people of the earth, forbidden to the lovesick lover.
Lawful for all people, restraining desire.
وَماand not حرّthe heat of تِلكَthat النارfire إِلاexcept سَلامَةًsafety
وَما حرّ تِلكَ النار إِلا سَلامَةً
وَبَرداًand coolness لَدىbeside النارthe fire الَّتيwhich أُودعَتwas lodged in قَلبيmy heart
وَبَرداً لَدى النار الَّتي أُودعَت قَلبي
And the heat of that fire is nothing but safety
That fire brought only safety,
And coolness beside the fire lodged in my heart.
And coolness to the fire deposited in my heart.
Sol 6.1