أباO father of الفضلal-Fadl ماnot مثليone like me يخالُكَthinks you راضياًcontent
أبا الفضل ما مثلي يخالُكَ راضياً
بأنwith the fact that يُرْزَقَbe granted الأوغادُthe scoundrels حظّاًa share وأُحْرماand I am deprived
بأن يُرْزَقَ الأوغادُ حظّاً وأُحْرما
O Abu al-Fadl, one like me does not think you content
with scoundrels being granted a share while I am deprived.
أبىrules out ذاكthat أنthe fact that اللهGod ولّاكhas granted you عِصْمةًa safeguard
أبى ذاك أن الله ولّاك عِصْمةً
ركِبْتَyou have followed بهاwith it نهجاًa path منof العدلjustice مَعلماclearly marked
ركِبْتَ بها نهجاً من العدل مَعلما
That cannot be, for God has granted you a safeguard
with which you have followed a clearly marked path of justice.
إذاif ماconditional emphasis نباturns away عنيfrom me الوزيرُthe vizier وأنتُمُand you (plural)
إذا ما نبا عني الوزيرُ وأنتُمُ
عتاديmy armament فلِمthen why رجّاكُمُplaced hopes in you (plural) مَنْone who تَحَرَّماsought protection
عتادي فلِم رجّاكُمُ مَنْ تَحَرَّما
If the vizier turns away from me, while you are
my armament, why did one seeking protection place his hopes in you?
هززتُكَI brandished you للحرمانِagainst deprivation فاقطعso sever وتينَهُits aorta
هززتُكَ للحرمانِ فاقطع وتينَهُ
فماfor ... not زلتَyou have ceased صمْصاماًa keen sword إذاwhen هُزَّis brandished صمَّماcuts clean through
فما زلتَ صمْصاماً إذا هُزَّ صمَّما
I have brandished you against deprivation; sever its life-vein.
For you have always been a keen sword that, when brandished, cuts clean through.
Sol 6.1