ياO عدلُjust one فيin لَقبِthe title of العَدالَهjustice
يا عدلُ في لَقبِ العَدالَه
فألٌa good omen تؤمِّلُyou hope أَنto تَنالَهattain it
فألٌ تؤمِّلُ أَن تَنالَه
O 'Just One,' in the title 'Justice'
O justice, in the name of justice,
lies a good omen you hope to attain.
Do not delay to attain it.
آباؤكyour fathers الماضونَthe departed والand the
آباؤك الماضونَ وال
باقونَsurviving كُثرٌmany لاno مَحالَهdoubt
باقونَ كُثرٌ لا مَحالَه
Your fathers, the departed and the
Your deceased and living ancestors,
surviving, are many, beyond doubt.
Are many without a doubt.
متَوافِرونَplentiful فلِمso why قَنعwere content (verb stem)
متَوافِرونَ فلِم قَنع
تَyou (verb ending) بِواحدٍwith one فَوَرِثتَso you inherited مالَهhis wealth
تَ بِواحدٍ فَوَرِثتَ مالَه
They are plentiful; why did you settle
Why are you satisfied with one,
for one, and so inherit his wealth?
And inherited his wealth?
قُلtell ليto me ومَنزلُكَand your house الذيwhich
قُل لي ومَنزلُكَ الذي
مازالَstill يَصلُحُis suitable للنِّزالَهfor guests
مازالَ يَصلُحُ للنِّزالَه
Tell me—and your house, which
Tell me, your abode in which,
is still fit for guests,
Is still suitable for lodging,
فيهِin it المَوازينُthe scales الكَثيthe many (word begins)
فيهِ المَوازينُ الكَثي
رَةُending of 'many' والمآزِرُand the waistcloths وهيَand they آلَهequipment
رَةُ والمآزِرُ وهيَ آلَه
has within it the many scales
In it many scales, pots,
and the waistcloths—these are equipment.
And they are tools.
Sol 6.1