يَدُلُّ عَلَى أَنْ لَيْسَ فِي الدَّهْرِ رَحْمَةٌ

يَدُلُّ عَلَى أَنْ لَيْسَ فِي الدَّهْرِ رَحْمَةٌ

خِيَانَةُ شِمْرٍ بَعْدَ غَدْرِ ابْنِ مُلْجَمِ

خِيَانَةُ شِمْرٍ بَعْدَ غَدْرِ ابْنِ مُلْجَمِ

That there is no mercy in time is shown by

Their treachery reveals this age has no mercy,

Shimr's betrayal after the treachery of Ibn Muljam.

Shimr's betrayal after Ibn Muljam's deceit.

هُمَا مَنْجَما شَرٍّ وَصِنْوَا ضَلالَةٍ

هُمَا مَنْجَما شَرٍّ وَصِنْوَا ضَلالَةٍ

وَكُلُّ امْرِئٍ فِي الدَّهْرِ يُعْزَى لِمَنْجَمِ

وَكُلُّ امْرِئٍ فِي الدَّهْرِ يُعْزَى لِمَنْجَمِ

They are two mines of evil and twin shoots of error,

Two stars of evil, two guides into error,

And every man in this world is traced to his source.

And every man is blamed on the star he orbits.

شَقِيَّانِ هَامَا فِي الضَّلالِ فَأَصْبَحَا

شَقِيَّانِ هَامَا فِي الضَّلالِ فَأَصْبَحَا

دَرِيئَةَ لَعْنٍ مِنْ فَصِيحٍ وَأَعْجَمِ

دَرِيئَةَ لَعْنٍ مِنْ فَصِيحٍ وَأَعْجَمِ

Two wretches, they wandered in error and so became

Wretches wandering into heresy till daybreak

A target for curses from the eloquent and the inarticulate.

Cursed by eloquent and uncouth tongues alike,

لَقَدْ فَوَّقَا سَهْمَيْهِمَا وَتَطَاوَلا

لَقَدْ فَوَّقَا سَهْمَيْهِمَا وَتَطَاوَلا

إِلَى فَلَكٍ عَالٍ مُحَاطٍ بِأَنْجُمِ

إِلَى فَلَكٍ عَالٍ مُحَاطٍ بِأَنْجُمِ

They indeed nocked their two arrows and reached upward

Their arrows flew high, their ambition peaked

Toward a lofty sphere encircled by stars.

To that exalted sphere girdled with stars.

لَعَمْرِي لَقَدْ بَاءا بِخِزْيٍ وَلَعْنَةٍ

لَعَمْرِي لَقَدْ بَاءا بِخِزْيٍ وَلَعْنَةٍ

وَمَنْ يَحْتَقِبْ خِزْيَاً مِنَ اللَّهِ يُرْجَمِ

وَمَنْ يَحْتَقِبْ خِزْيَاً مِنَ اللَّهِ يُرْجَمِ

By my life, they have indeed incurred disgrace and a curse,

By my life! They've earned but disgrace and curses,

And whoever shoulders disgrace from God is stoned.

Whoever awaits dishonor, by God shall be stoned.