قالواthey said اعتلتَyou have fallen ill فقلتُso I said كل“not so” (first fragment)
قالوا اعتلتَ فقلتُ كل
لا“not so” (completing fragment) إنَّماonly; rather اعتلَّfell ill العبادُthe people
لا إنَّما اعتلَّ العبادُ
They said, “You have fallen ill.” I said, “Not at
They said, “You have fallen ill.” I replied, “Not
all! Rather, the people have fallen ill,
so; it is the people who have fallen ill,
والدينُand religion والدنياand the world لِعِلَّbecause of ill-
والدينُ والدنيا لِعِلَّ
تِهِ-ness of his وأظلمتِand grew dark البلادُthe lands
تِهِ وأظلمتِ البلادُ
along with religion and this world, because of his ill—
and religion and the world, because of his ill-
ness; and the land grew dark.”
ness; and the lands have grown dark.”
