اللَهُGod لاno رَيبَdoubt فيهِof Him وَهوَand He مُحتَجِبٌis veiled
اللَهُ لا رَيبَ فيهِ وَهوَ مُحتَجِبٌ
بادٍmanifest وَكُلٌّand each إِلىtoward طَبعٍa nature لَهُits own جَذَباis drawn
بادٍ وَكُلٌّ إِلى طَبعٍ لَهُ جَذَبا
God—there is no doubt of Him—remains veiled,
Yet manifest; and each is drawn toward its own nature.
أَهلُthe people الحَياةِof life كَإِخوانِlike the brothers المَماتِof death فَأَهso think li—
أَهلُ الحَياةِ كَإِخوانِ المَماتِ فَأَه
وِن—ttle بِالكُماةِof the warriors أَطالواthey lengthened السُمرَthe spears وَالعَذَباand the sword tassels
وِن بِالكُماةِ أَطالوا السُمرَ وَالعَذَبا
The living are like their brothers in death, so think little
Of warriors, though they lengthen their spears and sword tassels.
لايَعلَمُdoes not know الشَريُthe bitter colocynth ماwhat أَلقىcast مَرارَتَهُits bitterness
لايَعلَمُ الشَريُ ما أَلقى مَرارَتَهُ
إِلَيهِinto it وَالأَريُand honey لَمdid not يَشعُرperceive وَقَدthough it عَذُباbecame sweet
إِلَيهِ وَالأَريُ لَم يَشعُر وَقَد عَذُبا
The bitter colocynth does not know what cast its bitterness
Into it; nor does honey know that it has become sweet.
سَأَلتُمونيyou asked me فَأَعيَتنيso it defeated me إِجابَتُكُمanswering you
سَأَلتُموني فَأَعيَتني إِجابَتُكُم
مَنwhoever اِدَّعىclaimed أَنَّهُthat he دارٍknows فَقَدhas indeed كَذِباlied
مَن اِدَّعى أَنَّهُ دارٍ فَقَد كَذِبا
You asked me, and answering you proved beyond me;
Whoever claims to know has lied.
Translation model: Sol 6