تَريدyou wish لتطفئto extinguish أَنوارناour lights
تَريد لتطفئ أَنوارنا
وَماand not يُدفعis repelled الحَقthe truth بِالباطلby falsehood
وَما يُدفع الحَق بِالباطل
You wish to extinguish our lights,
You want to extinguish our lights
yet truth cannot be repelled by falsehood.
But truth cannot be repelled by falsehood
وَتَطمعand you hope فيfor غَمرengulfing اَقداحِناour cups
وَتَطمع في غَمر اَقداحِنا
وَذَلكand that ماwhat لَستَyou are not بِالنائلable to attain
وَذَلك ما لَستَ بِالنائل
And you hope to engulf our cups,
And you covet overwhelming our glasses
but that is something you will not attain:
Yet that you will not attain
كَأكمهَlike one born blind يَسخرmocks مِنat مُبصِرٍa sighted man
كَأكمهَ يَسخر مِن مُبصِرٍ
وَحافٍand a barefoot man يَشيرgives advice عَلىto ناعلa man wearing shoes
وَحافٍ يَشير عَلى ناعل
like one born blind mocking a sighted man,
Like a blind man mocking one who sees
and a barefoot man advising one wearing shoes.
And a barefoot advising a shoemaker