نسبونيthey linked me إلىto ابنIbn (son of) حزمHazm وإنيand indeed I
نسبوني إلى ابن حزم وإني
لستُI am not ممنamong those who يقولsays قالsaid ابنIbn (son of) حزمِHazm
لستُ ممن يقول قال ابن حزمِ
They trace me back to Ibn Hazm, though I
They linked me to Ibn Hazm, yet I
Am not one who says, “Ibn Hazm said.”
am not among those who say, 'Ibn Hazm said.'
لاno ولاand not غيرهanyone other than him فإنfor indeed مقاليmy words
لا ولا غيره فإن مقالي
قالsaid نصُّthe text الكتابِof the Book ذلكthat علميmy knowledge
قال نصُّ الكتابِ ذلك علمي
No—nor anyone else; for my discourse is
No, nor anyone else; for my words are:
What the text of the Book says: that is my knowledge,
'The text of the Book says'—that is my knowledge—
أوor يقولsays الرسولُthe Messenger لوif أجمعagreed unanimously الخthe crea- (beginning of 'creation')
أو يقول الرسولُ لو أجمع الخ
لقُ-tion (completion of 'creation') علىon ماwhat أقولI say ذلكthat حكميmy judgment
لقُ على ما أقول ذلك حكمي
Or what the Messenger says. Even if all cre-
or 'The Messenger says'; were all crea-
ation agreed with what I say, that is my judgment.
tion to agree on what I say, that would be my judgment.