رُبَّماsometimes يَثقُلُis burdensome الجَليسُthe companion وَإِنand even if كاfirst part of kāna ('was/is')
رُبَّما يَثقُلُ الجَليسُ وَإِن كا
نَcompletion of kāna ('was/is') خَفيفاًlight فيin كِفَّةِthe pan of الميزانِthe balance
نَ خَفيفاً في كِفَّةِ الميزانِ
A companion may weigh heavily, even though he may
Sometimes a companion is burdensome, even though he is
be light in the scale-pan of the balance.
light in the pan of the balance.
وَلَقَدand indeed قُلتُI said إِذwhen أَطَلَّloomed عَلىover القَوfirst part of 'the people'
وَلَقَد قُلتُ إِذ أَطَلَّ عَلى القَو
مِcompletion of 'the people' ثَقيلٌa heavy, tiresome man يُربيexceeds عَلىbeyond ثَهلانِThahlān
مِ ثَقيلٌ يُربي عَلى ثَهلانِ
Indeed I said, when there appeared before
And indeed I said, when there loomed over the people
the people a heavy fellow, outweighing Thahlan:
a burdensome man outweighing Thahlān:
كَيفَhow لاnot تَحمِلُbear الأَمانَةَthe Trust أَرضٌearth
كَيفَ لا تَحمِلُ الأَمانَةَ أَرضٌ
حَمَلَتbore فَوقَهاupon it أَباAbū (father of) سُفيانِSufyān
حَمَلَت فَوقَها أَبا سُفيانِ
How could the earth not bear the trust,
How can the earth fail to bear the Trust,
when it has borne Abu Sufyan upon it?
when it has borne Abū Sufyān upon it?
