إِنif هَلَّلَتproclaimed God's oneness أَفواهُكُمyour mouths فَقُلوبُكُمthen your hearts
إِن هَلَّلَت أَفواهُكُم فَقُلوبُكُم
وَنُفوسُكُمand your souls دونَbefore الحُقوقِrightful claims مُهَلَّلَهfainthearted
وَنُفوسُكُم دونَ الحُقوقِ مُهَلَّلَه
If your mouths proclaim God's oneness, your hearts
and your souls shrink from fulfilling what is due.
آلَيتُI swore ماnot تَوراتُكُمyour Torah بِمُنيرَةٍilluminating
آلَيتُ ما تَوراتُكُم بِمُنيرَةٍ
إِنif أُلفِيَتis found فيهاin it الكُمَيتُthe dark-red wine مَحَلَّلَهpermitted
إِن أُلفِيَت فيها الكُمَيتُ مَحَلَّلَه
I swear: your Torah sheds no light
if dark-red wine is found permitted in it.
لاdo not تَأمَنواfeel safe from بَرقَthe lightning of الغَمامِthe clouds فَإِنَّماfor only
لا تَأمَنوا بَرقَ الغَمامِ فَإِنَّما
تِلكَthose السُيوفُthe swords مِنَfrom القَضاءِfate مُسَلَّلَهunsheathed
تِلكَ السُيوفُ مِنَ القَضاءِ مُسَلَّلَه
Do not feel safe from the clouds' lightning, for
those are but swords unsheathed by fate.
قالَsaid اِفتِكارٌreflection فيon الحَوادِثِevents صادِقٌsound
قالَ اِفتِكارٌ في الحَوادِثِ صادِقٌ
جَعَلَmade الصِعابَhardships مِنَthrough الحَذارِcaution مُذَلَّلَهmanageable
جَعَلَ الصِعابَ مِنَ الحَذارِ مُذَلَّلَه
So spoke sound reflection on events,
which made hardships manageable through caution.
هَفَتِstumbled الحَنيفَةُthe Hanif faith (Islam) وَالنَصارىand the Christians ماnot اِهتَدَتfound guidance
هَفَتِ الحَنيفَةُ وَالنَصارى ما اِهتَدَت
وَيَهودُand the Jews حارَتbecame bewildered وَالمَجوسُand the Magians مُضَلَّلَهmisled
وَيَهودُ حارَت وَالمَجوسُ مُضَلَّلَه
The Hanif faith has stumbled, and the Christians have found no guidance;
and the Jews are bewildered, and the Magians are misled.
اِثنانِtwo أَهلُthe people of الأَرضِthe earth ذوone possessing عَقلٍreason بِلاwithout
اِثنانِ أَهلُ الأَرضِ ذو عَقلٍ بِلا
دينٍreligion وَآخَرُand another دَيِّنٌdevout لاno عَقلَreason لَهُbelonging to him
دينٍ وَآخَرُ دَيِّنٌ لا عَقلَ لَهُ
Earth's people are of two kinds: one with reason but without
religion, and another devout, who has no reason.