سعودٌgood fortunes يحارُis bewildered المُشتَريJupiter فيin طَريقِهاtheir course
سعودٌ يحارُ المُشتَري في طَريقِها
وَلاand not تَتَأَتّىcan be encompassed فيin حِسابِthe reckoning of المُنَجِّمِthe astrologer
وَلا تَتَأَتّى في حِسابِ المُنَجِّمِ
Good fortunes whose course leaves Jupiter bewildered,
and which elude the astrologer's reckoning.
وَكَمand how many عالِمٍa scholar أَحيَيتَyou revived منfrom بَعدِafter عالِمٍa scholar
وَكَم عالِمٍ أَحيَيتَ من بَعدِ عالِمٍ
عَلىat حينa time when صارواthey had become كالهَشيمlike dry brush المُحَطَّمِcrushed
عَلى حين صاروا كالهَشيم المُحَطَّمِ
And how many a scholar you have revived, scholar after scholar,
when they had become like crushed dry brush.
فَوَاللَهِso, by God لَولاwere it not for اللَهُGod قالَwould say لَكَto you الوَرىmankind
فَوَاللَهِ لَولا اللَهُ قالَ لَكَ الوَرى
مَقالthe words of النَصارىthe Christians فيconcerning المَسيحِthe Messiah بنson of مَريَمMary
مَقال النَصارى في المَسيحِ بن مَريَم
So, by God, were it not for God, mankind would say of you
what Christians say of the Messiah, son of Mary.
محامِدُpraiseworthy qualities لوif فُضَّتwere released فَفاضَتand then overflowed عَلىupon الوَرىmankind
محامِدُ لو فُضَّت فَفاضَت عَلى الوَرى
لماwould not أَبصَرتsee عَيناكَyour two eyes وجهthe face of مذمَّمِsomeone censured
لما أَبصَرت عَيناكَ وجه مذمَّمِ
Virtues—if they were released and poured forth upon mankind,
your eyes would never behold the face of anyone censured.
وَكَلّاand nay وَلكِنbut لَوif حُظواthey were favored بزكاتِهاwith their alms
وَكَلّا وَلكِن لَو حُظوا بزكاتِها
لماwould not سَمِعتhear اذناكَyour two ears ذكرَmention of ملوَّمِsomeone much blamed
لما سَمِعت اذناكَ ذكرَ ملوَّمِ
Nay, rather, if they were favored with those virtues' alms,
your ears would never hear mention of anyone reproached.
وَلَوand if قلتُI said اِنَّthat اللَهَGod لَمdid not يَخلِقcreate الوَرىmankind
وَلَو قلتُ اِنَّ اللَهَ لَم يَخلِق الوَرى
لِغَيرِكَfor anyone other than you لمwould not احرجfeel scruples وَلمand would not أَتَأَثَّمِfeel guilty of sin
لِغَيرِكَ لم احرج وَلم أَتَأَثَّمِ
And if I said that God had not created mankind
for anyone but you, I would feel neither scruple nor guilt.