تَغْمِطهyou deny him حقهhis due وand تنهرهyou rebuke him
تَغْمِطه حقه و تنهره
لنwill not تفلحyou succeed اليومtoday أوor غداًtomorrow أبداever
لن تفلح اليوم أو غداً أبدا
You deny him his due and rebuke him;
you will never succeed, today or tomorrow.
كيفhow يريدhe seeks النجاةdeliverance ذوone possessed of غِلَظٍcoarseness
كيف يريد النجاة ذو غِلَظٍ
لمhas not يتقمَّصْembodied سلوكُهhis conduct رَشداsound judgment
لم يتقمَّصْ سلوكُه رَشدا
How can a coarse man seek deliverance
when his conduct has not embodied sound judgment?
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قالتshe said: صدَّقْتُكI believed you ياO هذاyou there
قالت: صدَّقْتُك يا هذا
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She said: "I believed you, you there—
أحببْتَyou loved جماليmy beauty وand سلوكيmy conduct
أحببْتَ جمالي و سلوكي
قالhe said لهاto her:كلّاno ،فكلاميfor my talk
قال لها:كلّا ،فكلامي
you loved my beauty and my conduct."
He said to her: "No, for my talk
فيabout الحبlove كلامٌtalk فيْسْبوكيFacebook-style
في الحب كلامٌ فيْسْبوكي
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of love is Facebook talk."
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آخُذُI take الدَّرْسَthe lesson منfrom معيشِthe lived experience of حياتيmy life
آخُذُ الدَّرْسَ من معيشِ حياتي
وand الورىpeople يأخذونهthey take it منfrom كتابِa book
و الورى يأخذونه من كتابِ
I draw my lesson from the life I live,
while people take it from a book.
ليسis not منone who عاشhas lived واقعاa reality وand رآهhas seen it
ليس من عاش واقعا و رآه
كالذيlike one who عاشهhas lived it وراءbehind حجابِa veil
كالذي عاشه وراء حجابِ
One who has lived a reality and seen it is not
like one who has lived it behind a veil.