عجِبتُI marveled لهمat them قالواthey said سَقَطتَyou have fallen ومنand whoever يكُنis
عجِبتُ لهم قالوا سَقَطتَ ومن يكُن
مكانكَin your place يَأمَنis safe منfrom سُقوطٍa fall وَيَسلَمِand remains unharmed
مكانكَ يَأمَن من سُقوطٍ وَيَسلَمِ
I marveled at them: they said, 'You have fallen!' Yet whoever is
In your place is safe from falling and remains unharmed.
فَأَنتَfor you امرُؤٌa man أَلصَقتyou have glued نفسكَyourself بالثَرىto the dust
فَأَنتَ امرُؤٌ أَلصَقت نفسكَ بالثَرى
وحرَّمتَand you forbade خَوفَfor fear of الذُلِّhumiliation ماwhat لَمnot يُحرَّمِwas forbidden
وحرَّمتَ خَوفَ الذُلِّ ما لَم يُحرَّمِ
For you are a man who has glued himself to the dust,
And, fearing humiliation, forbidden himself what was not forbidden.
فَلَوso if أَسقَطواthey dropped منfrom حيثُwhere أنتَyou are زُجاجَةًa glass bottle
فَلَو أَسقَطوا من حيثُ أنتَ زُجاجَةً
علىonto الصَخرِthe rock لمnot تُصدَعbe cracked وَلمand not تَتَحطَّمِshatter
على الصَخرِ لم تُصدَع وَلم تَتَحطَّمِ
So, were they to drop a glass bottle from where you are
Onto rock, it would neither crack nor shatter.