لا يكشفُ المرءُ في الحَمّامِ عَوْرتَه

لا يكشفُ المرءُ في الحَمّامِ عَوْرتَه

إلا لحالَيْن فَقْدِ العقلِ والدينِ

إلا لحالَيْن فَقْدِ العقلِ والدينِ

A man does not expose his private parts in the bathhouse

Man does not expose his nakedness in the bath

Except in two states: loss of reason and of faith.

Except for two states: lack of mind and religion

لو رام ذلك منه أمرُ مُغتصِبٍ

لو رام ذلك منه أمرُ مُغتصِبٍ

في السوق بالقَهْر والتهديد والهُون

في السوق بالقَهْر والتهديد والهُون

If a coercer's command demanded this of him

If he attempted that, it would be an act of coercion

In the marketplace, through force, threats, and humiliation,

In the market by force, threats, and dishonor

لَكان يبذل عن إظهار عورتِه

لَكان يبذل عن إظهار عورتِه

ما حاز لو أنها أموالُ قارون

ما حاز لو أنها أموالُ قارون

To avoid exposing his private parts, he would surrender

He would give to avoid exposing his nakedness

All he possessed, even if it were the riches of Qarun.

What Korah gained, if it were his fortune

وحالة السوقِ والحمامِ واحدةٌ

وحالة السوقِ والحمامِ واحدةٌ

والفرقُ في ذاك معدوم البراهين

والفرقُ في ذاك معدوم البراهين

And the situation in marketplace and bathhouse is the same,

The state of the market and bath are one

And no evidence supports any distinction here.

The difference in that has no clear proofs

فما له في انهتاكِ السترِ قد نَقَض ال

فما له في انهتاكِ السترِ قد نَقَض ال

حالين ما بين تقبيحٍ وتحسين

حالين ما بين تقبيحٍ وتحسين

Why, then, when the veil is torn, has he set the

So why in violating modesty has he invalidated

two situations at odds—condemning one and approving the other?

Two states between condemnation and praise