قالواthey said أَبوAbu (father of) الرَيّانِal-Rayyan صِنfull brother (first part)
قالوا أَبو الرَيّانِ صِن
وُfull brother (completion) أُسامَةَUsama بنِson of مُقَلَّدِMuqallad
وُ أُسامَةَ بنِ مُقَلَّدِ
They said: Abu al-Rayyan is the full brother
of Usama ibn Muqallad,
لِأَبٍof one father وَأُمٍّand a mother يَكرَعاthey both drink (first part)
لِأَبٍ وَأُمٍّ يَكرَعا
نِthey both drink (completion) كِلاهُماboth of them مِنfrom مَورِدِa watering place
نِ كِلاهُما مِن مَورِدِ
of one father and mother; they drink,
both of them, from one watering place.
وَكِلاهُماand both of them مِنfrom شَرِّthe worst of بَيhouse (first part)
وَكِلاهُما مِن شَرِّ بَي
تٍhouse (completion) بِالفَجارِthrough wickedness مُشَيَّدٍbuilt up
تٍ بِالفَجارِ مُشَيَّدٍ
And both are from the worst of houses,
built up through wickedness.
فَعَلامَso why بَينَهُماbetween them both كَماas
فَعَلامَ بَينَهُما كَما
بَينَbetween الثَرىthe earth وَالفَرقَدِand the star al-Farqad
بَينَ الثَرى وَالفَرقَدِ
Why, then, is the gap between them like that
between the earth and the star al-Farqad?
ذاthis one وَجهُهُhis face طَرَقٌgrim وَوَجand the face (first part)
ذا وَجهُهُ طَرَقٌ وَوَج
هُface (completion) أُسامَةٍof Usama طَلقٌcheerful نَديfresh
هُ أُسامَةٍ طَلقٌ نَدي
This one's face is grim, while the face
of Usama is cheerful and fresh.
وَكَأَنَّand as though هَذاthis one صيغَwas fashioned مِنfrom
وَكَأَنَّ هَذا صيغَ مِن
خَزَفٍearthenware وَذاand that one مِنfrom عَسجَدِpure gold
خَزَفٍ وَذا مِن عَسجَدِ
And it is as though this one were fashioned from
earthenware, and that one from pure gold.
وَأُسامَةُand Usama الماضيthe keen-edged الصَقيthe polished (first part)
وَأُسامَةُ الماضي الصَقي
لُpolished (completion) وَذَلِكَand that one النابيthe blunt الصَديthe rusty
لُ وَذَلِكَ النابي الصَدي
And Usama is the keen, polished sword,
and that one the blunt, rusty one.
وَأُسامَةُand Usama الغَمرُabundant الرِداءِof mantle
وَأُسامَةُ الغَمرُ الرِداءِ
وَذَلِكَand that one الغُمرُthe fool الرَديthe worthless
وَذَلِكَ الغُمرُ الرَدي
And Usama wears the mantle of bounty,
while that one is a worthless fool.
وَيَبيتُand he spends the night ذاكَthat one عَلىupon فِراbed (first part)
وَيَبيتُ ذاكَ عَلى فِرا
شٍbed (completion) بِالفُجورِwith debauchery مُوَطَّدِmade firm
شٍ بِالفُجورِ مُوَطَّدِ
And that one spends the night upon a bed
made firm with debauchery;
وَيَبيتُand he spends the night هَذاthis one فيin مَقاstation (first part)
وَيَبيتُ هَذا في مَقا
مِstation (completion) الخاشِعِthe humbly devout المُتَهَجِّدِthe night worshipper
مِ الخاشِعِ المُتَهَجِّدِ
while this one spends the night in the station
of a humble worshipper keeping nightly vigil.
وَيَمينُand the right hand of هَذاthis one مُزنَةٌa rain cloud
وَيَمينُ هَذا مُزنَةٌ
لِلمُستَميحِfor the gift-seeker المُجتَديthe supplicant
لِلمُستَميحِ المُجتَدي
And this one's right hand is a rain cloud
for the supplicant seeking gifts;
وَيَمينُand the right hand of ذاكَthat one كَأَنَّهاas though it were
وَيَمينُ ذاكَ كَأَنَّها
مخلوقَةٌcreated مِنfrom جَلمَدِsolid rock
مخلوقَةٌ مِن جَلمَدِ
and that one's right hand seems
to have been made of solid rock.
وَتَرىand you see أَباAbu (father of) الرَيّانِal-Rayyan لَيnot (first part)
وَتَرى أَبا الرَيّانِ لَي
سَnot (completion) لَهُhe has مَخيلَةُan air of سودَدِnobility
سَ لَهُ مَخيلَةُ سودَدِ
And you see Abu al-Rayyan—
he has no air of nobility:
جَعدُcurled (stingy) الأَنامِلِof fingers مُكفَهِرُّscowling الthe
جَعدُ الأَنامِلِ مُكفَهِرُّ ال
وَجهِface مَغلولُshackled اليَدِof hand
وَجهِ مَغلولُ اليَدِ
tight-fisted, scowling of
face, shackled of hand.
وَعَلىand upon أُسامَةَUsama شارَةُthe bearing of الthe
وَعَلى أُسامَةَ شارَةُ ال
قَرمِnoble chief الجَوادِthe generous السَيِّدِthe lord
قَرمِ الجَوادِ السَيِّدِ
And Usama bears the marks of
the generous chieftain, the noble lord:
حُلوُsweet in الشَمائِلِcharacter مُسفِرُradiant in الthe
حُلوُ الشَمائِلِ مُسفِرُ ال
صَفَحاتِfeatures عَذبُsweet المَورِدِof wellspring
صَفَحاتِ عَذبُ المَورِدِ
sweet in character, radiant of
countenance, with a sweet wellspring.
وَلهُand he has سَكينَةُthe composure of مُنصِفٍa just man
وَلهُ سَكينَةُ مُنصِفٍ
مُتَواضِعٍhumble مُتَوَدِّدِaffectionate
مُتَواضِعٍ مُتَوَدِّدِ
He has the composure of a just man,
humble and affectionate;
وَلِذاكَand that one has غِلظَةُthe harshness of ظالِمٍan oppressor
وَلِذاكَ غِلظَةُ ظالِمٍ
مُتَجَبِّرٍoverbearing مُتَمَرِّدِrebellious
مُتَجَبِّرٍ مُتَمَرِّدِ
and that one the harshness of an oppressor,
overbearing and rebellious.
وَيلٌwoe لَهُto him يَومَon the day of القِياthe Resurrection (first part)
وَيلٌ لَهُ يَومَ القِيا
مَةِResurrection (completion) مِنwhat a شَقِيٍّwretched man مُبعَدِcast out
مَةِ مِن شَقِيٍّ مُبعَدِ
Woe to him on the Day
of Resurrection—what a wretched outcast!
خَبُثَتbecame foul سَرائِرُهُhis inner thoughts فَماso not
خَبُثَت سَرائِرُهُ فَما
أَغناهُavailed him طيبُnobility of المَولِدِbirth
أَغناهُ طيبُ المَولِدِ
His inner thoughts are foul; no good
has noble birth done him,
وَبَياضُand the whiteness of مَلبَسِهِhis clothing عَلىover
وَبَياضُ مَلبَسِهِ عَلى
صَفَحاتِthe pages of عِرضٍhonor أَسوَدِblackened
صَفَحاتِ عِرضٍ أَسوَدِ
nor the whiteness of his clothes over
the pages of a blackened honor.
فَهُماso the two of them إِذاًthen جِدعانِtwo trunks مِنfrom
فَهُما إِذاً جِدعانِ مِن
أَصلٍa root كَريمِnoble in المَحتِدِlineage
أَصلٍ كَريمِ المَحتِدِ
So they are, then, two trunks from
a root of noble lineage:
ذاthis الجِذعُtrunk فيin الماخورِthe brothel مَثabode (first part)
ذا الجِذعُ في الماخورِ مَث
واهُhis abode (completion) وَذاand that one فيin المَسجِدُthe mosque
واهُ وَذا في المَسجِدُ
this trunk has, in the brothel,
its lodging; that one, in the mosque.