Sol 6.1

  1. في قريتي كان فتى مجنون

    يضحك من أحواله المحزون

    In my village there was a mad youth.

    The sorrowful laughed at his antics.

  2. كأنه القرد إذا ما يطربُ

    والأرنب الوحشيُّ حين يثبُ

    He was like a monkey when he grew merry,

    And a wild hare when he leapt.

  3. فظنه قوم ولياً هادياً

    يكتشف الغيب ويدني النائيا

    So some people thought him a saint and guide,

    Who uncovered the unseen and brought the distant near,

  4. ويعلم الواقع والمستقبلا

    فاتخذوه مرجعاً وموئلا

    And knew the present and the future.

    So they made him their authority and refuge.

  5. وما كفاهم طاعة لحكمه

    حتى دعوا من يلدون باسمه

    Nor was obeying his judgment enough for them;

    They even named their children after him.

  6. يعطيه كل منهم إن نذرا

    له جميع ما اقتنى وادخرا

    Each of them, if he made a vow, would give him

    All he had acquired and saved.

  7. وناب للقوم بعيراً مرضُ

    فأسرعوا إلى الفتى وركضوا

    And illness struck a camel of theirs,

    So they hurried and ran to the youth.

  8. فأحضروه ورجوا أن يدركه

    بسره وروحه والبركه

    So they brought him, hoping he would save it

    Through his secret power, his spirit, and blessing.

  9. فطاف بالبعير ثم صاحا

    هاتوا له الجزار والسلاحا

    So he circled the camel, then cried:

    "Bring it the butcher and the weapon!"

  10. فأوسعوه بالعصيِّ ضرباً

    وأشبعوه حسرة وكربا

    So they beat him soundly with sticks,

    And filled him with sorrow and anguish.

  11. لا يقبل النصح من النبيه

    فكيف بالمخبول والمعتوه

    Advice is not accepted from the discerning;

    So what of the deranged and the feeble-minded?

  12. وقد يهان ذو الحجى إن ذكرا

    فكيف بالجاهل حين أنذرا

    And a man of reason may be humiliated if he admonishes;

    So what of the ignorant man when he warns?

  13. هذا وعندي أن من تعلقا

    بمثل ذا الأحمق كان أحمقا

    And this is my view: whoever clings

    To the likes of this fool is a fool himself.