قد نَراهُ جالساً مُنكمِشاً

قد نَراهُ جالساً مُنكمِشاً

مثلَ جانٍ إن رَأى شيئاً ذُعِر

مثلَ جانٍ إن رَأى شيئاً ذُعِر

We may see him sitting, huddled up,

We may see him sitting hunched up small

like a criminal who takes fright whenever he sees anything.

Like a demon if he saw something dreadful

فإذا ما لاحَ له سوءٌ تَثا

فإذا ما لاحَ له سوءٌ تَثا

ءَبَ فَوراً وتَمطَّى وزَفِر

ءَبَ فَوراً وتَمطَّى وزَفِر

Then, whenever evil appears before him, he yawns

So if any harm appeared to him, at once

at once, stretches, and sighs.

He barked and snarled and hissed

موسِعٌ دائرة السُّوءِ وإن

موسِعٌ دائرة السُّوءِ وإن

لم يكن يوجِدُه أو يَنفجِر

لم يكن يوجِدُه أو يَنفجِر

He widens the circle of evil, even if

Expanding the circle of harm even

he neither brings it into being nor bursts forth.

If it wasn't there or didn't burst forth

لا تَراهُ إن بَدا شَرٌّ له

لا تَراهُ إن بَدا شَرٌّ له

في طعامٍ أو شَرابٍ يَفتَكِر

في طعامٍ أو شَرابٍ يَفتَكِر

You will not see him, when evil appears before him,

You won't see him, if any evil for him

thinking about food or drink.

Showed in food or drink, pause to ponder

أظلَمت روحُه بالإثمِ فلو

أظلَمت روحُه بالإثمِ فلو

حلَّ نورُ الهدى فيها لم يُنِر

حلَّ نورُ الهدى فيها لم يُنِر

His soul has darkened with sin, so even if

His soul darkened with sin, so even if

the light of guidance dwelt within it, it would not shine.

The light of guidance filled it, it wouldn't shine

يا لَكَلبٌ هو للِشَّرِّ وعَه

يا لَكَلبٌ هو للِشَّرِّ وعَه

دِيَ بِالكلبِ منَ الشرِّ يَهِر

دِيَ بِالكلبِ منَ الشرِّ يَهِر

What a dog he is, devoted to evil! And I know

Oh what a dog he is for evil, and a

a dog to growl out of malice.

Covenant with the dog from evil snarling

ذو ضميرٍ مُنتَنٍ لا يُرتَجى

ذو ضميرٍ مُنتَنٍ لا يُرتَجى

مِن صلاحٍ له كالبيضِ المذر

مِن صلاحٍ له كالبيضِ المذر

He has a putrid conscience; there is no hope

With a rotten conscience, no hope

of his reform—like rotten eggs.

Of any goodness from him like addled eggs