قالواthey said اليهوديthe Jew الرشيدُal-Rashid قدindeed اهتدىfound guidance
قالوا اليهودي الرشيدُ قد اهتدى
رَشَداًaright وعَنand from كُفرunbelief اليهودthe Jews قَدindeed انتفلْturned away
رَشَداً وعَن كُفر اليهود قَد انتفلْ
They said, “Al-Rashid the Jew has been guided
They said the Jew has found guidance
aright, and has turned away from the Jews’ unbelief.”
And turned from the disbelief of Judaism
فأجبتُهمso I answered them ماnot رامsought فيin إسلامهhis embrace of Islam
فأجبتُهم ما رام في إسلامه
إلاَّexcept احتمالَbearing مآثمsins لاnot تُحْتملْcan be borne
إلاَّ احتمالَ مآثم لا تُحْتملْ
I answered them, “In embracing Islam, he sought
I replied, his embracing of Islam
only to bear sins that cannot be borne.
Is but to evade what cannot be endured
لاdo not يخدَعنْكُمْdeceive you غُرةًunawares إسلامُهhis embrace of Islam
لا يخدَعنْكُمْ غُرةً إسلامُه
فالكلبُfor the dog أنَجسُmost impure ماthat يكونُit is إذاwhen اغتسلit bathes
فالكلبُ أنَجسُ ما يكونُ إذا اغتسل
Do not let his embrace of Islam deceive you unawares:
Do not be fooled by his conversion
for a dog is at its most impure when it bathes.”
For a dog is most unclean even if bathed