قدindeed أصبحَhas become الدينreligion نهباًplunder بينamong زعنفةٍa rabble
قد أصبحَ الدين نهباً بين زعنفةٍ
لاnot يرقبونَthey heed إلهَthe God of النَّاسِhumankind فيin dealings with النّاسِpeople
لا يرقبونَ إلهَ النَّاسِ في النّاسِ
Religion has become plunder among a rabble,
Religion has become spoils among claws
Who heed not the God of humankind in their dealings with people.
They do not fear God among the people
قَدindeed كادَnearly يبكيweeps لوif أنّthat الدَّمعtears أسْعَدَهaided it
قَد كادَ يبكي لو أنّ الدَّمع أسْعَدَه
ويَرتميand flings forth شرراًsparks مِنfrom حَرّthe heat of أنفاسِbreaths
ويَرتمي شرراً مِن حَرّ أنفاسِ
It almost wept, had tears come to its aid,
He almost cried if tears made him happy
And cast forth sparks from the heat of its breath.
And exploded sparks from the heat of his breath
وكادَand nearly يَصْرخُcries out ياO للهِto God for help مِنْfrom فِرَقٍsects
وكادَ يَصْرخُ يا للهِ مِنْ فِرَقٍ
نَيْفٍa few more وسَبْعينand seventy ظَلّتْhave remained ذاتpossessing الباسِmight
نَيْفٍ وسَبْعين ظَلّتْ ذات الباسِ
And it almost cried to God for help against sects—
He almost screamed, oh God, from separation
Seventy-odd, still possessed of might—
A sword and seventy shadows wore armor
قدindeed خالفَتْhave opposed نفسَthe self of خيرthe best of الخلقِcreation حيدةturning aside
قد خالفَتْ نفسَ خير الخلقِ حيدة
مَيْلاًinclining إلىtoward قولِthe words of أرجاسٍvile ones وأنجاسِand unclean ones
مَيْلاً إلى قولِ أرجاسٍ وأنجاسِ
That have opposed the very self of the best of creation, turning aside,
It opposed the soul of the best of creation an inclination
Inclining toward the words of the vile and the unclean.
Towards the talk of wicked and filthy people