يستبشرrejoice الناسpeople بأعيادهمat their festivals
يستبشر الناس بأعيادهم
للأكلfor eating وand الزينةadornment والكسبand gain
للأكل و الزينة والكسب
People rejoice at their festivals
People rejoice in their festivals
For eating, adornment, and gain.
For food, adornment, and profit
والعيدand the festival عنديto me يومa day ملهىdiversion ولاand not
والعيد عندي يوم ملهى ولا
أتبعI follow فيهin it الذنبَsin بالذنبwith sin
أتبع فيه الذنبَ بالذنب
And to me, the festival is a day of diversion, and I do not
But for me, a festival is a day of diversion when
Follow one sin with another that day.
I do not add sin to sin
وصاحبand a companion الشرevil بلاan affliction قاتلdeadly
وصاحب الشر بلا قاتل
وخيرand better منهthan him صحبةcompanionship للكلبwith a dog
وخير منه صحبة للكلب
And an evil companion is a deadly affliction;
And the evildoer has no executioner
And better than him is the company of a dog.
Better than him is the company of a dog
والناسand people أنسٌcomfort عندto ذيone with غفلةheedlessness
والناس أنسٌ عند ذي غفلة
والبعدand distance منهمfrom them راحةrepose القلبthe heart
والبعد منهم راحة القلب
And people are a comfort to the heedless,
People are companions to the heedless one
And distance from them is the heart's repose.
While distance from them eases the heart