وحشٌwild beasts منamong الإنسhumankind منwhoever يعلقclings بصحبتهمto their company
وحشٌ من الإنس من يعلق بصحبتهم
يكنْhe is كمستبدلٍlike one exchanging سقماًsickness بصحَّتهfor his health
يكنْ كمستبدلٍ سقماً بصحَّته
Beasts among humankind—whoever clings to their company
A beast among men is he who clings to their company,
is like one who exchanges his health for sickness.
Like one who exchanges health for sickness.
كأنَّنيas though I were بينهمamong them مسكٌmusk أحاطَclosed in بهaround it
كأنَّني بينهم مسكٌ أحاطَ به
ريحُwind البطونthe bellies فأخفىand so concealed طيبَthe sweetness نفحتهof its fragrance
ريحُ البطون فأخفى طيبَ نفحته
It is as though I were musk among them, surrounded by
It seems as though I am musk among them, surrounded
wind from bellies that masks the sweetness of its fragrance.
By the wind from their bellies, obscuring its sweet scent.