< أَيُّوبَ 39 >

«أَتَعْرِفُ وَقْتَ وِلَادَةِ وُعُولِ ٱلصُّخُورِ، أَوْ تُلَاحِظُ مَخَاضَ ٱلْأَيَائِلِ؟ ١ 1
Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? [or] canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?
أَتَحْسُبُ ٱلشُّهُورَ ٱلَّتِي تُكَمِّلُهَا، أَوْ تَعْلَمُ مِيقَاتَ وِلَادَتِهِنَّ؟ ٢ 2
Canst thou number the months [that] they fulfill? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
يَبْرُكْنَ وَيَضَعْنَ أَوْلَادَهُنَّ. يَدْفَعْنَ أَوْجَاعَهُنَّ. ٣ 3
They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.
تَبْلُغُ أَوْلَادُهُنَّ. تَرْبُو فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ. تَخْرُجُ وَلَا تَعُودُ إِلَيْهِنَّ. ٤ 4
Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not to them.
«مَنْ سَرَّحَ ٱلْفَرَاءَ حُرًّا، وَمَنْ فَكَّ رُبُطَ حِمَارِ ٱلْوَحْشِ؟ ٥ 5
Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
ٱلَّذِي جَعَلْتُ ٱلْبَرِّيَّةَ بَيْتَهُ وَٱلسِّبَاخَ مَسْكَنَهُ. ٦ 6
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.
يَضْحَكُ عَلَى جُمْهُورِ ٱلْقَرْيَةِ. لَا يَسْمَعُ زَجْرَ ٱلسَّائِقِ. ٧ 7
He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.
دَائِرَةُ ٱلْجِبَالِ مَرْعَاهُ، وَعَلَى كُلِّ خُضْرَةٍ يُفَتِّشُ. ٨ 8
The range of the mountains [is] his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
«أَيَرْضَى ٱلثَّوْرُ ٱلْوَحْشِيُّ أَنْ يَخْدُمَكَ، أَمْ يَبِيتُ عِنْدَ مِعْلَفِكَ؟ ٩ 9
Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?
أَتَرْبِطُ ٱلثَّوْرَ ٱلْوَحْشِيَّ بِرِبَاطِهِ فِي ٱلتَّلْمِ، أَمْ يُمَهِّدُ ٱلْأَوْدِيَةَ وَرَاءَكَ؟ ١٠ 10
Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
أَتَثِقُ بِهِ لِأَنَّ قُوَّتَهُ عَظِيمَةٌ، أَوْ تَتْرُكُ لَهُ تَعَبَكَ؟ ١١ 11
Wilt thou trust him, because his strength [is] great? or wilt thou leave thy labor to him?
أَتَأْتَمِنُهُ أَنَّهُ يَأْتِي بِزَرْعِكَ وَيُجْمَعُ إِلَى بَيْدَرِكَ؟ ١٢ 12
Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather [it into] thy barn?
«جَنَاحُ ٱلنَّعَامَةِ يُرَفْرِفُ. أَفَهُوَ مَنْكِبٌ رَؤُوفٌ، أَمْ رِيشٌ؟ ١٣ 13
[Gavest thou] the goodly wings to the peacocks? or wings and feathers to the ostrich!
لِأَنَّهَا تَتْرُكُ بَيْضَهَا وَتُحْمِيهِ فِي ٱلتُّرَابِ، ١٤ 14
Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in the dust,
وَتَنْسَى أَنَّ ٱلرِّجْلَ تَضْغَطُهُ، أَوْ حَيَوَانَ ٱلْبَرِّ يَدُوسُهُ. ١٥ 15
And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.
تَقْسُو عَلَى أَوْلَادِهَا كَأَنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ لَهَا. بَاطِلٌ تَعَبُهَا بِلَا أَسَفٍ. ١٦ 16
She is hardened against her young ones, as though [they were] not hers: her labor is in vain without fear;
لِأَنَّ ٱللهَ قَدْ أَنْسَاهَا ٱلْحِكْمَةَ، وَلَمْ يَقْسِمْ لَهَا فَهْمًا. ١٧ 17
Because God hath withheld wisdom from her, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
عِنْدَمَا تُحْوِذُ نَفْسَهَا إِلَى ٱلْعَلَاءِ، تَضْحَكُ عَلَى ٱلْفَرَسِ وَعَلَى رَاكِبِهِ. ١٨ 18
When she lifteth herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.
«هَلْ أَنْتَ تُعْطِي ٱلْفَرَسَ قُوَّتَهُ وَتَكْسُو عُنُقَهُ عُرْفًا؟ ١٩ 19
Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?
أَتُوثِبُهُ كَجَرَادَةٍ؟ نَفْخُ مَنْخَرِهِ مُرْعِبٌ. ٢٠ 20
Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils [is] terrible.
يَبْحَثُ فِي ٱلْوَادِي وَيَنْفِزُ بِبَأْسٍ. يَخْرُجُ لِلِقَاءِ ٱلْأَسْلِحَةِ. ٢١ 21
He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in [his] strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.
يَضْحَكُ عَلَى ٱلْخَوْفِ وَلَا يَرْتَاعُ، وَلَا يَرْجِعُ عَنِ ٱلسَّيْفِ. ٢٢ 22
He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.
عَلَيْهِ تَصِلُّ ٱلسِّهَامُ وَسِنَانُ ٱلرُّمْحِ وَٱلْمِزْرَاقِ. ٢٣ 23
The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.
فِي وَثْبِهِ وَرُجْزِهِ يَلْتَهِمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ، وَلَا يُؤْمِنُ أَنَّهُ صَوْتُ ٱلْبُوقِ. ٢٤ 24
He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that [it is] the sound of the trumpet.
عِنْدَ نَفْخِ ٱلْبُوقِ يَقُولُ: هَهْ! وَمِنْ بَعِيدٍ يَسْتَرْوِحُ ٱلْقِتَالَ صِيَاحَ ٱلْقُوَّادِ وَٱلْهُتَافَ. ٢٥ 25
He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
«أَمِنْ فَهْمِكَ يَسْتَقِلُّ ٱلْعُقَابُ وَيَنْشُرُ جَنَاحَيْهِ نَحْوَ ٱلْجَنُوبِ؟ ٢٦ 26
Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, [and] stretch her wings towards the south?
أَوْ بِأَمْرِكَ يُحَلِّقُ ٱلنَّسْرُ وَيُعَلِّي وَكْرَهُ؟ ٢٧ 27
Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?
يَسْكُنُ ٱلصَّخْرَ وَيَبِيتُ عَلَى سِنِّ ٱلصَّخْرِ وَٱلْمَعْقِلِ. ٢٨ 28
She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
مِنْ هُنَاكَ يَتَحَسَّسُ قُوتَهُ. تُبْصِرُهُ عَيْنَاهُ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ. ٢٩ 29
From thence she seeketh the prey, [and] her eyes behold afar off.
فِرَاخُهُ تَحْسُو ٱلدَّمَ، وَحَيْثُمَا تَكُنِ ٱلْقَتْلَى فَهُنَاكَ هُوَ». ٣٠ 30
Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain [are], there [is] she.

< أَيُّوبَ 39 >