ولاand do not تحسبconsider الإنسانthe human being إلاexcept سلالةoffspring
ولا تحسب الإنسان إلا سلالة
لقردينof two apes عافاthey both shunned الغابthe forest لماwhen تضجراthey both grew weary
لقردين عافا الغاب لما تضجرا
And regard the human being as nothing but the offspring
Do not think of man as just a chain
Of two apes who shunned the forest when they grew weary.
Of apes, for the wilderness they disdained
ولمand did not يتحسنimprove طورهhis condition لتنازعbecause of struggle
ولم يتحسن طوره لتنازع
ولكنand yet حياةlife القردthe ape رامتsought تطوراevolution
ولكن حياة القرد رامت تطورا
Nor did his condition improve through struggle,
And evolution improved their strain
But the ape’s life sought evolution.
Yet the apes continued, unchained