ألاAh! قَطَعَmay cut off الرحمنthe All-Merciful كلَّevery مُقاطِعِone who cuts others off
ألا قَطَعَ الرحمن كلَّ مُقاطِعِ
مُضِرٍّdoing harm بماthrough what يَقضيhe judges بهby it غيرnot نافعِbeneficial
مُضِرٍّ بما يَقضي به غير نافعِ
Ah, may the All-Merciful cut off all who cut others off,
Doing harm through their judgments, doing no good,
وراضٍand content بظلْمٍwith injustice طامعٍgreedy غيرnot قانعsatisfied
وراضٍ بظلْمٍ طامعٍ غير قانع
وقاضٍand a judge بِجَوْرٍwith injustice ماnot لهfor him منany مضارعequal
وقاضٍ بِجَوْرٍ ما له من مضارع
Content with injustice, greedy and never satisfied,
An unjust judge with none to match him—
علىthough أنَّهthat he is بالعسفin oppression أقطعُmore cutting منthan ماضيa sharp blade
على أنَّه بالعسف أقطعُ من ماضي
فكمso many قدindeed جَنىhe has committed فيin حُكْمِهhis judgment منof جنايةٍa crime
فكم قد جَنى في حُكْمِه من جنايةٍ
Yet in oppression he cuts more keenly than a sharp blade.
How many crimes he has committed in his judgments!
وقدand indeed راحhe has gone فيin غيٍّerror لهof his own وغوايةٍand delusion
وقد راح في غيٍّ له وغوايةٍ
فلاso may ... not رُدَّbe brought back قاضٍa judge ماnot اهتدىfound guidance الهدايةthe right path
فلا رُدَّ قاضٍ ما اهتدى الهداية
And he has gone on in his own error and delusion.
May a judge who never found guidance never return.
قضىhe judged ومضىand went his way لكنْbut إلىtoward كلّevery غايةextreme
قضى ومضى لكنْ إلى كلّ غاية
منof الخزيdisgrace لاnot يحظىhe is favored بهاwith it أبداًever قاضيa judge
من الخزي لا يحظى بها أبداً قاضي
He judged and went his way—but to every extreme
Of disgrace that no judge would ever attain.
بُليناwe have been afflicted بقاضٍwith a judge جائرٍoppressive غيرِnot عادلِjust
بُلينا بقاضٍ جائرٍ غيرِ عادلِ
يجورُhe acts unjustly بحكمٍwith a judgment قاصرٍdeficient غيرِnot طائلِuseful
يجورُ بحكمٍ قاصرٍ غيرِ طائلِ
We have been afflicted with an oppressive judge, not a just one.
He rules unjustly, his judgment deficient and of no use.
ومنand among أعظمِthe greatest البَلوىafflictions بلاءٌan affliction بجاهلwith an ignorant man
ومن أعظمِ البَلوى بلاءٌ بجاهل
يقولونَthey say يقضيhe judges قلتُI said لكنbut بباطلwith falsehood
يقولونَ يقضي قلتُ لكن بباطل
And among the gravest trials is to be afflicted with an ignorant man.
They say, 'He judges'; I said, 'But unjustly.'
وقالواand they said يَقُضُّhe cuts up الحَقَّthe truth قلتُI said بمقراضِwith shears
وقالوا يَقُضُّ الحَقَّ قلتُ بمقراضِ
And they said, 'He cuts up the truth'; I said, 'With shears.'
Sol 6.1