أباO father of يوسفٍYusuf إنّيindeed I نظرتُI examined فلمbut did not أجدI find
أبا يوسفٍ إنّي نظرتُ فلم أجد
علىupon الفحصscrutiny رأياًan opinion صحَّproved sound منكَfrom you ولاnor عَقداa conviction
على الفحص رأياً صحَّ منكَ ولا عَقدا
O Abu Yusuf, I have examined, but have not found
O Abu Yusuf, I looked but did not find
under scrutiny, any sound opinion or conviction of yours.
In your judgment a sound opinion or bond.
وصرتَand you became حكيماًa sage عندamong قومpeople إذاif امرؤٌa man
وصرتَ حكيماً عند قوم إذا امرؤٌ
بلاهمhe tested them جميعاًall لمdid not يجدhe finds عندهمwith them عنداanything of substance
بلاهم جميعاً لم يجد عندهم عندا
And you have become a sage among people: if a man
You became a wise man in the eyes of people when
tests them all, he finds nothing of substance in them.
A confused man cannot find any support from them.
أتقرنdo you join إلحاداًheresy بدينwith the religion of محمدٍMuhammad
أتقرن إلحاداً بدين محمدٍ
لقدindeed جئتyou have done شيئاًsomething ياO أخاkinsman of كندةٍKindah إدّاmonstrous
لقد جئت شيئاً يا أخا كندةٍ إدّا
Do you join heresy to the religion of Muhammad?
Do you associate atheism with the religion of Muhammad?
You have indeed done something monstrous, O kinsman of Kindah.
Indeed you have come, O brother of Kindah, with something monstrous.
وتخلطand you mix يوناناًthe Greeks بقحطانwith Qahtan ضلَّةًin error
وتخلط يوناناً بقحطان ضلَّةً
لعمريby my life لقدindeed باعدتَyou set far apart بينهماbetween them جداvery much
لعمري لقد باعدتَ بينهما جدا
And you mix the Greeks with Qahtan in error;
And you mix Greece with Qahtan in error,
by my life, you have indeed set the two very far apart.
By my life, you have put great distance between them.