ثقيلٌburdensome لوif أنّthat الأرضthe earth تعقلcould reason صاحبىmy companion
ثقيلٌ لو أنّ الأرض تعقل صاحبى
أبتْwould refuse طاعةًin obedience للَّهto God أنthat يطأَhe tread upon الأرضَاthe earth
أبتْ طاعةً للَّه أن يطأَ الأرضَا
My companion is burdensome; if the earth could reason,
it would refuse, in obedience to God, to let him tread upon the earth.
ولوand if أنَّthat نارthe fire اللَّهِof God تعلمُknows أنّهthat he
ولو أنَّ نار اللَّهِ تعلمُ أنّه
لهَاfor it أقسمتwould swear باللَّهِby God لستI am not بهwith him أَرْضَىI am pleased
لهَا أقسمت باللَّهِ لست به أَرْضَى
And if the fire of God knew that he
was meant for it, it would swear by God: 'I am not pleased with him.'
ومنand one who ضاقتِgrew cramped الدنياthe world علىfor جلسائِهhis companions
ومن ضاقتِ الدنيا على جلسائِه
بأخلاقهbecause of his manners السوءَىvile وصارُواand they became بهbecause of him مَرضَىsick
بأخلاقه السوءَى وصارُوا به مَرضَى
And he is one whose companions found the world too narrow
because of his vile manners, and became sick because of him.
مللتI have grown 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 grown weary of my life, of reward, and of humankind,
and of my companions, and all creation, and length and breadth.
Translation model: Sol 6.1