رأيتI saw كلاباdogs بدارin the abode of السعادةhappiness
رأيت كلابا بدار السعادة
عدادas many as الأهاليthe inhabitants بهاthere أوor زيادةmore
عداد الأهالي بها أو زيادة
I saw dogs in the Abode of Happiness,
I saw dogs in the abode of bliss
As many as its inhabitants, or more.
Their number matches or exceeds the inhabitants
ولكنbut بينهماbetween the two فارقاa difference
ولكن بينهما فارقا
ففيهمfor among them حماسzeal وفيهمand among them بلادهdullness
ففيهم حماس وفيهم بلاده
But there is a difference between the two:
Yet between them lies a difference
For some show zeal, and some show dullness.
For in them lies zeal and love of country
مقسمةdivided فرقاinto groups فيin الطريقthe road
مقسمة فرقا في الطريق
كماjust as يقسمis divided الجيشthe army جنداsoldiers وقادهand commanders
كما يقسم الجيش جندا وقاده
Divided into groups along the road,
Split into groups along the road
As an army is divided into soldiers and commanders.
As an army divides its soldiers and leaders
ومنهاand among them السمينthe fat one بحجمthe size of الخروفa sheep
ومنها السمين بحجم الخروف
ومنهاand among them الضئيلthe tiny one بحجمthe size of الجرادةa locust
ومنها الضئيل بحجم الجرادة
And some are fat, the size of a sheep,
Among them are the fat ones, sheep-sized
And some are tiny, the size of a locust.
And the tiny ones, grasshopper-sized
ويحلوand is pleasant لهاto them النومsleep فوقon الشريطthe railway track
ويحلو لها النوم فوق الشريط
وتحلوand is pleasant لهاto them فيin الطريقthe road الولادةgiving birth
وتحلو لها في الطريق الولادة
And they enjoy sleeping on the railway track,
They enjoy sleeping on the pavement
And they enjoy giving birth in the road.
And giving birth openly on the road
وقدand may يفسدbecome foul الجوthe air منfrom نتنهاtheir stench
وقد يفسد الجو من نتنها
وعندهمand in their eyes حفظهاprotecting them كالعبادةlike worship
وعندهم حفظها كالعبادة
And their stench may foul the air,
Their stench can foul the air
And in their eyes, protecting them is like worship.
Yet they guard it like an act of worship