تَخَبَّرَsought information from طَيرَهُhis birds فيهاabout it زِيادٌZiyad
تَخَبَّرَ طَيرَهُ فيها زِيادٌ
لِتُخبِرَهُso they might inform him وَماthough no فيهاamong them خَبيرُone who knows
لِتُخبِرَهُ وَما فيها خَبيرُ
Ziyad consulted his birds about it,
so they might inform him, though none among them knows.
أَقامَhe stayed كَأَنَّas though لُقمانَLuqman بنَson of عادٍʿAd
أَقامَ كَأَنَّ لُقمانَ بنَ عادٍ
أَشارَgave counsel لَهُto him بِحِكمَتِهِwith his wisdom مُشيرُan adviser
أَشارَ لَهُ بِحِكمَتِهِ مُشيرُ
He stayed, as though Luqman son of ʿAd
had counseled him with his wisdom as an adviser.
تَعَلَّمَhe learned أَنَّهُthat it لاno طَيرَill omen إِلّاexcept
تَعَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ لا طَيرَ إِلّا
عَلىupon مُتَطَيِّرٍone who takes omens وَهوَand it is الثُبورُruin
عَلى مُتَطَيِّرٍ وَهوَ الثُبورُ
He learned that ill omens fall only
upon one who takes omens—and that is ruin.
بَلىindeed شَيءٌone thing يُوافِقُcoincides with بَعضَsome شَيءٍthing
بَلى شَيءٌ يُوافِقُ بَعضَ شَيءٍ
أَحاييناًat times وَباطِلُهُand its falsehood كَثيرُis abundant
أَحاييناً وَباطِلُهُ كَثيرُ
Yes, one thing coincides with another
at times, but much of it is false.
وَمَنand whoever يُنزَحis taken far away بِهِwith him لاno بُدَّescape يَوماًone day
وَمَن يُنزَح بِهِ لا بُدَّ يَوماً
يَجيءُcomes بِهِwith news of him نَعِيٌّa bearer of death news أَوor بَشيرُa bearer of glad tidings
يَجيءُ بِهِ نَعِيٌّ أَو بَشيرُ
And whoever is taken far away—inevitably, one day,
a bearer of death news or glad tidings brings word of him.