يقولونthey say لاno شيءthing وهمyet they يرجموننيthey stone me
يقولون لا شيء وهم يرجمونني
وهلand does? يستحقdeserve الرجمthe stoning منone who هوhe لاno شيءthing
وهل يستحق الرجم من هو لا شيء
They say I am nothing, even as they stone me.
They say I am nothing, yet they stone me.
And does one who is nothing deserve to be stoned?
And does one who is nothing deserve to be stoned?
دعونيleave me alone ولاand non- شيئيتيmy thingness وانقدواand criticize امرأa man
دعوني ولا شيئيتي وانقدوا امرأ
اذاif جاءhe did امراًa deed ساءdispleased نقادهhis critics الجئthe doing/coming (likely intended: الجيء)
اذا جاء امراً ساء نقاده الجئ
Leave me alone—but not my followers—and criticize a man:
Leave me and my nothingness, and criticize a man
when he undertakes a deed, recourse galls his critics.
if his doing of a deed displeases his critics.
وماand not اناI الاexcept دوحةa spreading tree قدhas تجرّدتbecome bare
وما انا الا دوحة قد تجرّدت
فلاso no ورقleaves يصبىcaptivates العيونthe eyes ولاnor فيءshade
فلا ورق يصبى العيون ولا فيء
I am only a spreading tree that has been stripped bare,
And I am only a spreading tree stripped bare,
with neither leaves to entrance the eyes nor shade.
so there are no leaves to captivate the eyes, nor any shade.
