تُرىI wonder زَعيمَthe chief of الجِبالِthe mountains مُنقِيَناcleansing us
تُرى زَعيمَ الجِبالِ مُنقِيَنا
إِنقاءَa cleansing غُسلٍa wash مِنfrom نَجوِthe dung of ناجِيَتِهhis swift she-camel
إِنقاءَ غُسلٍ مِن نَجوِ ناجِيَتِه
I wonder: is the chief of the mountains cleansing us
with a cleansing wash made from his swift she-camel’s dung?
إِذاwhen اِشتَهىwishes الكَلبُthe dog أَنto يُقَذِّرَناbefoul us
إِذا اِشتَهى الكَلبُ أَن يُقَذِّرَنا
لَوَّثَناhe sullies us فيin غِناءِthe singing of جارِيَتِهhis slave girl
لَوَّثَنا في غِناءِ جارِيَتِه
When the dog wishes to befoul us,
he sullies us with his slave girl’s singing.
لاdo not تَطلُبِseek القُبحَugliness فيin سَريرَتِهِhis inner nature
لا تَطلُبِ القُبحَ في سَريرَتِهِ
وَاُنظُرand look إِلىat القُبحِthe ugliness فيin عَلانِيَتِهhis outward conduct
وَاُنظُر إِلى القُبحِ في عَلانِيَتِه
Do not seek ugliness in his inner nature;
look instead at the ugliness he openly displays.
لَعائِنُthe curses of اللَهَGod وَالرَسولُand the Messenger عَلىupon
لَعائِنُ اللَهَ وَالرَسولُ عَلى
خاريهِthe man who shat him out مِنamong سِفلَةٍthe lowborn وَخارِيَتِهand the woman who shat him out
خاريهِ مِن سِفلَةٍ وَخارِيَتِه
May the curses of God and the Messenger be upon
the lowborn man who shat him out, and the woman who shat him out.
Translation model: Sol 6.1