تقولsays لتاليهاto its reader الوقائعAl-Waqā’iʿ (The Events) لاdo not تملincline
تقول لتاليها الوقائع لا تمل
إلىtoward صحفnewspapers قدhave جانبتstrayed from خطةَthe path الهدىguidance
إلى صحف قد جانبت خطةَ الهدى
Events say to the one who recounts them: “Do not turn
Al-Waqā’iʿ says to its reader: “Do not incline
To written records that have strayed from the path of right guidance;
Toward newspapers that have strayed from the path of guidance.
ولاand do not تعتمدrely on إلاّexcept حديثيmy account فإننيfor indeed I
ولا تعتمد إلاّ حديثي فإنني
أناI الصائحthe crier المحكيّwhose cry is imitated والآخرand the other الصدىthe echo
أنا الصائح المحكيّ والآخر الصدى
And trust no account but mine, for indeed
And rely only on my account, for indeed
I am the caller being echoed; the other is but the echo.”
I am the crier whose cry is imitated, and the other is the echo.”