أَماIs there not لِأَميرِfor the ruler of هَذاthis المِصرِthe city عَقلٌreason
أَما لِأَميرِ هَذا المِصرِ عَقلٌ
يُقيمُremoves عَنِfrom الطَريقِthe road ذَويthose versed in النُجومِthe stars
يُقيمُ عَنِ الطَريقِ ذَوي النُجومِ
Has the ruler of this city no sense
To drive the star-readers from the road?
فَكَمfor how often قَطَعواthey have blocked السَبيلَthe way عَلىfor ضَعيفٍa weak person
فَكَم قَطَعوا السَبيلَ عَلى ضَعيفٍ
وَلَمand did not يُعفواthey spare النِساءَthe women مِنfrom الهُجومِassault
وَلَم يُعفوا النِساءَ مِن الهُجومِ
For many a time they have waylaid the weak,
And have not spared women from assault.
هُمُthey ناسٌpeople وَلَوyet if رُجِمواthey were stoned اِستَحَقّواthey would deserve it
هُمُ ناسٌ وَلَو رُجِموا اِستَحَقّوا
بِأَنَّهُمُbecause they are شَياطينُdevils الرُجومِthe pelting stones
بِأَنَّهُمُ شَياطينُ الرُجومِ
They are human, yet if stoned, they would deserve it,
For they are devils fit for stoning.
إِذاwhen اِفتَكَرَhe reflects اللَبيبُthe discerning man رَأىhe sees أُموراًthings
إِذا اِفتَكَرَ اللَبيبُ رَأى أُموراً
تَرُدُّturn الضاحِكاتِthe laughing women إِلىto الوُجومِgloomy silence
تَرُدُّ الضاحِكاتِ إِلى الوُجومِ
When the discerning man reflects, he sees things
That turn laughing women to gloomy silence.
إِلىto اللَيثَينِthe two lions تُرسِلُsends بِاِقتِدارٍwith might
إِلى اللَيثَينِ تُرسِلُ بِاِقتِدارٍ
نَوائِبَهاits calamities يَدُthe hand of القَدَرِfate الهَجومِonrushing
نَوائِبَها يَدُ القَدَرِ الهَجومِ
To both lions, with might,
The hand of onrushing fate sends its calamities:
فَمِنso, among them أَسَدٍa lion يُعَدُّis counted مِنَamong الضَواريthe beasts of prey
فَمِن أَسَدٍ يُعَدُّ مِنَ الضَواري
وَمِنand among them أَسَدٍa lion يُعَدُّis counted مِنَamong النُجومِthe stars
وَمِن أَسَدٍ يُعَدُّ مِنَ النُجومِ
One lion is counted among the beasts of prey,
And one lion is counted among the stars.
Translation model: Sol 6.1