ثقيلٌburdensome لوif أنّthat الأرضthe earth تعقلcould reason صاحبىmy companion
ثقيلٌ لو أنّ الأرض تعقل صاحبى
أبتْit would refuse طاعةًin obedience للَّهto God أنthat يطأَhe should tread الأرضَاthe earth
أبتْ طاعةً للَّه أن يطأَ الأرضَا
My companion is a burden; if the earth could reason,
It would refuse, in obedience to God, to let him tread the earth.
ولوand if أنَّthat نارthe fire اللَّهِof God تعلمُknew أنّهthat he
ولو أنَّ نار اللَّهِ تعلمُ أنّه
لهَاfor it أقسمتit would swear باللَّهِby God لستI am not بهwith him أَرْضَىpleased
لهَا أقسمت باللَّهِ لست به أَرْضَى
And if God's fire knew that he
Was bound for it, it would swear by God: 'I will not accept him.'
ومنand one whose ضاقتِgrew narrow الدنياthe world علىfor جلسائِهhis companions
ومن ضاقتِ الدنيا على جلسائِه
بأخلاقهbecause of his manners السوءَىmost vile وصارُواand they became بهbecause of him مَرضَىsick
بأخلاقه السوءَى وصارُوا به مَرضَى
And one whose companions found the world too narrow
Through his vile manners, and grew sick because of him.
مللتI grew weary of حياتىmy life منهbecause of him والأجرَand reward والورَىand humankind
مللت حياتى منه والأجرَ والورَى
وصحبىand my companions وكلَّand all الخلقِcreation والطولَand length والعرضَاand breadth
وصحبى وكلَّ الخلقِ والطولَ والعرضَا
Because of him, I have tired of my life, of reward, and of humankind,
And my companions, all creation, and length and breadth.
Translation model: Sol 6.1