تظلَّمَcomplained of injustice شِعريmy poetry إلىto القاسمِal-Qasim
تظلَّمَ شِعري إلى القاسمِ
فأعْدَىso he granted redress علىagainst الزمنِtime الغاشمِthe tyrannical
فأعْدَى على الزمنِ الغاشمِ
My poetry lodged its grievance with al-Qasim,
My poetry complained of al-Qasim
and he granted redress against tyrannical Time.
So he transgressed against the tyrannical time
تطوَّلَhe bestowed favors حتىuntil توهمتُهُI imagined him
تطوَّلَ حتى توهمتُهُ
يُطاولُvying in stature with بدْرَthe full moon of بنيthe sons of هاشمِHashim
يُطاولُ بدْرَ بني هاشمِ
He bestowed such favors that I imagined him
It extended until I imagined it
vying in stature with the full moon of the sons of Hashim.
Rivaling the full moon of Bani Hashim
ونوَّلَand he bestowed gifts حتىuntil لقدindeed خِلُتهُI fancied him
ونوَّلَ حتى لقد خِلُتهُ
يُساجلُvying in generosity with فيِّtoward me أباAbu القاسمِal-Qasim
يُساجلُ فيِّ أبا القاسمِ
And he gave so generously that I truly fancied him
And it retreated until I saw it
competing in generosity toward me with Abu al-Qasim.
Contesting with me over Abul Qasim
فتىًa young man نالattained عافُوهُhis petitioners مَرْضاتَهُمْtheir satisfaction
فتىً نال عافُوهُ مَرْضاتَهُمْ
فجلَّso he rose high علىover مَرْغمِthe humiliation of الراغمِthe begrudger
فجلَّ على مَرْغمِ الراغمِ
A youth whose petitioners won their satisfaction,
A young man who obtained their satisfaction
and who rose high, to the begrudger's humiliation.
So he excelled over the reluctant one
نُطيفُwe circle ببَحْرٍaround a sea لهُof his زاخرٍsurging
نُطيفُ ببَحْرٍ لهُ زاخرٍ
ونأويand we seek shelter إلىto جبلٍa mountain عاصمِprotecting
ونأوي إلى جبلٍ عاصمِ
We gather round a surging sea of his,
Floating in an abundant sea
and seek shelter in a protecting mountain.
And taking refuge on an impregnable mountain
بناهُbuilt him الإلهGod لناfor us مَعْقِلاًa stronghold
بناهُ الإله لنا مَعْقِلاً
بناءَwith the building of المُخلِّدِone who makes everlasting لاnot الهادمِthe destroyer
بناءَ المُخلِّدِ لا الهادمِ
God built him as a stronghold for us,
Built by God for us as a fortress
as one who makes things last, not one who destroys.
A construction of the immortalizer not the demolisher
هوhe الدهرُTime مُصْغٍlistening إلىto سائلٍa petitioner
هو الدهرُ مُصْغٍ إلى سائلٍ
وليسَand he is not بِمُصْغٍlistening إلىto لائمِa reproacher
وليسَ بِمُصْغٍ إلى لائمِ
He is Time itself, lending an ear to a petitioner,
It is time listening to a questioner
but lending none to a reproacher.
And not listening to a blamer
تظلُّremain يداهhis two hands يديْthe two hands of غارمٍa spender
تظلُّ يداه يديْ غارمٍ
وبَهْجَتُةُand his delight بهجةَthe delight of الغانمِone who gains
وبَهْجَتُةُ بهجةَ الغانمِ
His hands are ever the hands of one who pays out,
His hands remain the hands of a passionate lover
and his delight is the delight of one who gains.
And his joy is the joy of the winner
وماand no غارمٌspender حَصَّلَتْhas earned كفُّهُhis hand
وما غارمٌ حَصَّلَتْ كفُّهُ
لهfor him الحمدَpraise والأجرَand reward بالغارمِa true loser
له الحمدَ والأجرَ بالغارمِ
Yet no spender whose hand has earned
No passionate lover's palms were emptied
him praise and reward is truly a loser.
For him is the praise and reward for the passionate one
وماand never تستفيقُcome to rest يداthe two hands of قاسمٍQasim
وما تستفيقُ يدا قاسمٍ
كأنَّas though يديْهِhis two hands يداthe two hands of عائمِa swimmer
كأنَّ يديْهِ يدا عائمِ
And Qasim's hands never come to rest,
The hands of al-Qasim do not cease
as though his hands were a swimmer's hands.
As if his hands are floating hands
يحاذرhe fears إنif وَنَتَاthey both slacken طَرْفةًan instant
يحاذر إن وَنَتَا طَرْفةً
حذارَthe wariness of امرئٍa man حازمٍprudent عازمِresolute
حذارَ امرئٍ حازمٍ عازمِ
He fears lest they slacken for an instant,
He is cautious if he jest for a moment
with the wariness of a prudent, resolute man.
The caution of a resolute and determined man
ويرهبand he dreads أحدوثةَthe reputation of الباخليthe miserly (continued)
ويرهب أحدوثةَ الباخلي
نَplural ending of 'the miserly' فيin أزمةِthe crisis of الزَمنِtime الآزمِthe oppressive
نَ في أزمةِ الزَمنِ الآزمِ
And he dreads the reputation of the miserly
And he fears the stinginess of the miser
in the straits of an oppressive age.
During the crisis of pressing time
ومَنْand whoever كفَّwards off مِنْfrom زَمنan age عارمٍsavage
ومَنْ كفَّ مِنْ زَمن عارمٍ
تسلَّمَfinds safety مِنْfrom زمَنٍan age عارمِsavage
تسلَّمَ مِنْ زمَنٍ عارمِ
And whoever wards off a savage age
Whoever refrains from a torrential time
finds safety from a savage age.
Is saved from a torrential time
وليستْand there is not بسيِّدِناin our master خَلَّةٌa trait
وليستْ بسيِّدِنا خَلَّةٌ
تُخَوِّفُهُmaking him fear العَذْمَrebuke منfrom عاذمِa reproacher
تُخَوِّفُهُ العَذْمَ من عاذمِ
Our master has no trait
Our master has no shortcoming
that makes him fear a reproacher's rebuke.
That would frighten him, firm against the threatener
لقدindeed نَصَّهُraised him اللَّهُGod فيin مَنْصبٍa station
لقد نَصَّهُ اللَّهُ في مَنْصبٍ
سليمٍsafe منfrom الذامِblame والذائمِand the faultfinder
سليمٍ من الذامِ والذائمِ
God has indeed raised him to a station
God has placed him in an unsullied position
free from blame and the faultfinder.
Safe from blame and from the blamer
فلاso there is no عيبَfault فيهin him سوىexcept نائلٍa beneficiary
فلا عيبَ فيه سوى نائلٍ
يراهُhe sees him المُنَوِّلُthe giver كالحالمِlike a dreamer
يراهُ المُنَوِّلُ كالحالمِ
He has no fault, save that a beneficiary
So he has no flaw but for a complainer
is seen by the giver as though dreaming,
Who sees the grantor as a dreamer
يظلُّhe keeps يرىseeing حقَّهُhis rightful due باطلاًas unreal
يظلُّ يرى حقَّهُ باطلاً
أطافَhovered خيالاًas a phantom علىover نائمِa sleeper
أطافَ خيالاً على نائمِ
forever regarding his rightful due as unreal—
He remains seeing his right as false
a phantom that has hovered over a sleeper.
Like a mirage circling a sleeper
فلاso may he not انْفَكَّcease تالِفَexpending أموالهِhis wealth
فلا انْفَكَّ تالِفَ أموالهِ
وقاءًas a shield علىfor عِرْضِهِhis honor السالمِunblemished
وقاءً على عِرْضِهِ السالمِ
May he never cease expending his wealth
His wealth has not ceased being agreeable
as a shield for his unblemished honor.
A protection for his unblemished honor
ولاand may he not زالcease غيثاًrain علىupon سائلٍa petitioner
ولا زال غيثاً على سائلٍ
مُحِقٍّhaving a rightful claim وغيظاًand vexation علىto ناقمِa resentful person
مُحِقٍّ وغيظاً على ناقمِ
And may he remain rain upon a petitioner
He remains a rain for the questioner
with a rightful claim, and vexation to the resentful.
Vanquishing the complainer and enraging the displeased
فماfor no تاجرٌmerchant باعَهُsold to him حَمْدَهُhis praise
فما تاجرٌ باعَهُ حَمْدَهُ
بِمُحتقبٍbearing حَسْرَةَthe regret of النادمِthe remorseful
بِمُحتقبٍ حَسْرَةَ النادمِ
No merchant who has sold him his praise
No trader has sold his praise
will bear the regret of the remorseful.
For expected regret of the regretful
وإنيand I وقدْand indeed آبreturned لاnot خائباًdisappointed
وإني وقدْ آب لا خائباً
ولاnor حاملاًbearing ثقَلَthe burden of الآثمِthe sinner
ولا حاملاً ثقَلَ الآثمِ
And I have now returned, not disappointed,
As for me, I came not failing
nor bearing a sinner's burden.
Nor bearing the burden of sin
فلاso let him not يتوهَّمْimagine أخوone with شُبْهةٍdoubt
فلا يتوهَّمْ أخو شُبْهةٍ
فلمْfor no longer يَبْقَremains وهْمٌa suspicion علىfor واهمِa doubter
فلمْ يَبْقَ وهْمٌ على واهمِ
Let no doubter indulge in suspicions:
Let no brother suspect ambiguity
no suspicion remains for any doubter.
For no illusion remains for the deluded one
عجبتُI marveled لمَنْat one who حَزْمُهُhis prudence حزمُهُhis prudence
عجبتُ لمَنْ حَزْمُهُ حزمُهُ
تكونُare يداهhis two hands يدَيْthe two hands of حاتمِHatim
تكونُ يداه يدَيْ حاتمِ
I marvel at one whose prudence is what it is,
I wonder for one whose resolve is his resolve
yet whose hands are Hatim's hands.
That his hands become hands of the final seal
عجبْتُI marveled لمنat one who جودُهُhis generosity جودُهُhis generosity
عجبْتُ لمن جودُهُ جودُهُ
تكونُis لهfor him عُقدةُthe resolve of الحارمِone who withholds
تكونُ له عُقدةُ الحارمِ
I marvel at one whose generosity is what it is,
I wonder for one whose generosity is his generosity
yet who has a withholder's firm resolve.
That a miser's knot becomes his
عجبتُI marveled لِمَنْat one who حِلمُهُhis forbearance حلمُهُhis forbearance
عجبتُ لِمَنْ حِلمُهُ حلمُهُ
تكونُis لهfor him صَوْلةُthe onslaught of الصّارمِthe sharp sword
تكونُ له صَوْلةُ الصّارمِ
I marvel at one whose forbearance is what it is,
I wonder for one whose patience is his patience
yet who has a sharp sword's onslaught.
That the violence of a sword becomes his
عجبتُI marveled لمنat one who حَدُّهُhis sharpness حَدُّهُhis sharpness
عجبتُ لمن حَدُّهُ حَدُّهُ
تكونُis لهfor him رأفَةُthe compassion of الراحمِone who shows mercy
تكونُ له رأفَةُ الراحمِ
I marvel at one whose sharpness is what it is,
I wonder for one whose limit is his limit
yet who has the compassion of the merciful.
That the kindness of the Merciful becomes his
أرىI see كلَّevery ضِدٍّopposite إلىbeside ضِدِّهِits opposite
أرى كلَّ ضِدٍّ إلى ضِدِّهِ
منof الخيرgoodness فيin طبعهhis nature السالمِsound
من الخير في طبعه السالمِ
I see each opposite beside its opposite,
I see every opposite leading to its opposite
among the virtues of his sound nature.
The good in his nature is secure
إليكمْaway with you جُفاةَstrangers to العلىgreatness إنَّنيindeed I
إليكمْ جُفاةَ العلى إنَّني
دُفعْتُI was brought إلىto مُفضلٍa benefactor عالمِknowledgeable
دُفعْتُ إلى مُفضلٍ عالمِ
Away, you strangers to greatness! I
To you, O stone-hearted elite, I
have been brought to a generous, knowing man.
Was led to al-Mufaddal, the knowing scholar
يُضيءhe shines بيومwith a day لهُof his شامسٍsunlit
يُضيء بيوم لهُ شامسٍ
ويسقيand he gives drink بيومٍwith a day لهof his غائمِcloudy
ويسقي بيومٍ له غائمِ
He shines with a sunlit day of his,
Whose day illuminates with a shining sun
and gives drink with a cloudy day of his.
And whose cloudy day waters
يقولُhe speaks فيروِيand thus quenches صدَىthe thirst of جاهلٍan ignorant man
يقولُ فيروِي صدَى جاهلٍ
ويُعطيand he gives فيرويand thus quenches صدىthe thirst of حائمِone circling for water
ويُعطي فيروي صدى حائمِ
He speaks, and quenches an ignorant man's thirst;
He speaks, satisfying the echo of the ignorant one
he gives, and quenches the thirst of one circling for water.
And gives, satisfying the echo of the confused one
قرانيhe entertained me قِرَىhospitality غيرَnot ماat all عاتمdelaying
قراني قِرَى غيرَ ما عاتم
وليسand is not قِرَىthe hospitality of السَّمحِthe generous man بالعاتمِdelayed
وليس قِرَى السَّمحِ بالعاتمِ
He welcomed me with hospitality, without delay,
He gathered me, without being gloomy
and a generous man's hospitality is never delayed.
And not the gathering of the tolerant with the intolerant
قرانيhe entertained me لُهىًgifts وقرانيand he entertained me نُهىًwisdom
قراني لُهىً وقراني نُهىً
فلستُso I am not لرِفدَيْنِof two benefactions بالعادمِlacking
فلستُ لرِفدَيْنِ بالعادمِ
He regaled me with gifts, and regaled me with wisdom,
He gathered me in vain and in prohibition
so I lack neither of these two benefactions.
So I am not for the two rivers to neglect
فماso there is no لمديحيَfor my praise منany خاتمٍend
فما لمديحيَ من خاتمٍ
وماand there is no لعطاياهfor his gifts منany خاتمِend
وما لعطاياه من خاتمِ
My praise has no end,
My praise has no final seal
and his gifts have no end.
Nor his gifts a final seal
فتىًa young man لاnot يُذَمُّis censured بجودِfor the generosity of المُضِيthe squanderer (continued)
فتىً لا يُذَمُّ بجودِ المُضِي
عِending of 'the squanderer' كلّاcertainly not ولاnor بخَلِthe miserliness of النادمِthe regretful
عِ كلّا ولا بخَلِ النادمِ
A youth not censured for a squanderer's generosity—
A man not blamed for spending while able
certainly not!—nor for a regretful man's miserliness.
Nor for the stinginess of the regretful
ألاcome now أجرِmake flow مدحكَyour praise فيabout قاسمQasim
ألا أجرِ مدحكَ في قاسم
فماfor there is no لحروفِكَfor your letters منany جازمِone who cuts short
فما لحروفِكَ من جازمِ
Come, let your praise of Qasim flow,
Indeed, the reward for your praise, O Qasim
for nothing cuts your letters short.
For your letters has no binding oath
أمُسْتَكْتِمِيis he asking me to conceal قاسمٌQasim عُرْفَهُhis kindness
أمُسْتَكْتِمِي قاسمٌ عُرْفَهُ
أَبَيْتُI refused علىto comply with المُحْسِنِthe benefactor الظالمِthe wrongdoer
أَبَيْتُ على المُحْسِنِ الظالمِ
Does Qasim ask me to conceal his kindness?
O Qasim, have you concealed your custom from me?
I refuse to comply with the benevolent wrongdoer.
I refused the injustice of the benefactor
كريمٌa noble man أسرَّsecretly conveyed إليَّto me الغِنىwealth
كريمٌ أسرَّ إليَّ الغِنى
وماand not أناI للْعُرْفِof kindness بالكاتمِa concealer
وما أنا للْعُرْفِ بالكاتمِ
A noble man who secretly brought me wealth,
A generous man confided wealth in me
but I am no concealer of kindness.
And I am not one to conceal a favor
وهَبْنيand suppose I كتَمْتُI concealed it أتخفىcould it be hidden لهhis
وهَبْني كتَمْتُ أتخفى له
بروقُthe lightning flashes of نداهhis bounty علىfrom الشائمِthe lightning-watcher
بروقُ نداه على الشائمِ
Suppose I concealed it: could his
He granted me, I concealed. Do I hide from him
bounty's lightning flashes be hidden from their watcher,
The lightning of his munificence over the critic?
ووسْمُand the mark of اليسارِwealth علupon موسرٍa wealthy man
ووسْمُ اليسارِ عل موسرٍ
وسِيماand the sign of النعيمِease علىupon ناعمِone living at ease
وسِيما النعيمِ على ناعمِ
and wealth's mark upon the wealthy,
The mark of easiness on the wealthy
and ease's sign upon one living at ease?
And the sign of bliss on the blissful
أقاسِمُO Qasim ياO قاسمَapportioner of المُنْفساprecious things (continued)
أقاسِمُ يا قاسمَ المُنْفسا
تِending of 'precious things' لاmay not زلتَyou cease فيin جَذلٍjoy دائمِlasting
تِ لا زلتَ في جَذلٍ دائمِ
O Qasim, O giver of precious things,
Shares for me, O Qasim, the pleas
may you ever live in lasting joy!
You have not ceased in lasting beauty
مدحتكI praised you مدحةَa eulogy لاnot باخسٍone who diminishes
مدحتك مدحةَ لا باخسٍ
ثناءَكَyour praise حقَّاًits due ولاnor زاعمِone making empty claims
ثناءَكَ حقَّاً ولا زاعمِ
I praised you as one who neither diminishes
I praised you with praise without stinginess
your rightful praise nor makes unfounded claims.
I truthfully lauded, not pretending
فساجلتُso I vied with شيْخَthe elder of بنيthe sons of تَغلبٍTaghlib
فساجلتُ شيْخَ بني تَغلبٍ
وساجلتُand I vied with شيخَthe elder of بنيthe sons of دارمِDarim
وساجلتُ شيخَ بني دارمِ
Thus I vied with the elder of the sons of Taghlib,
So I contested the elder of Bani Taghlib
and vied with the elder of the sons of Darim.
And contested the elder of Bani Darim
أُجَهِّزُI dispatch فيكabout you جميلَbeautiful الثناpraise
أُجَهِّزُ فيك جميلَ الثنا
إلىto حافظٍone who memorizes وإلىand to راقمِone who writes
إلى حافظٍ وإلى راقمِ
I dispatch beautiful praise of you
I prepare the beautiful praise for you
to one who memorizes and to one who writes.
For the memorizer and for the transcriber
وحسبيand enough for me معانيكَyour qualities منas جَوْهرٍjewels
وحسبي معانيكَ من جَوْهرٍ
وحسبُكَand enough for you عبْدُكَyour servant مِنْas ناظمِa poet and stringer
وحسبُكَ عبْدُكَ مِنْ ناظمِ
Your qualities are jewels enough for me,
Your meanings are enough jewels for me
and your servant is poet enough to string them for you.
And you are enough, your servant, from the composer
ولمand never أرI saw مثلكَyour like مِنْof سيِّدٍa master
ولم أر مثلكَ مِنْ سيِّدٍ
وكمand how many لكyou have مِثْليَmy like منof خادمِa servant
وكم لك مِثْليَ من خادمِ
I have never seen a master like you,
I have not seen the like of you from a master
while how many servants like me you have!
And how many like me are your servants
فلاso may not زلتَyou cease غيثاًrain علىupon سائلٍa petitioner
فلا زلتَ غيثاً على سائلٍ
ولاand may not زلتَyou cease غيظاًvexation علىto راغمِa begrudger
ولا زلتَ غيظاً على راغمِ
May you ever be rain upon a petitioner,
You remain a rain for the questioner
and ever be vexation to the begrudger,
And you remain wrath for the displeased
وإنand even though كنتَyou have أعقبتنيleft me with جفوةًestrangement
وإن كنتَ أعقبتني جفوةً
وماand not أناI واللهby God بالجارمِa wrongdoer
وما أنا والله بالجارمِ
even though you have left me with estrangement—
If you turned away from me in aloofness
and, by God, I have done no wrong—
I am not, by God, the offender
وراعيتَand you attended to غيريsomeone other than me وأغفلتنيand you neglected me
وراعيتَ غيري وأغفلتني
خلافاًcontrary لميزانِكَto your scales القائمِupright
خلافاً لميزانِكَ القائمِ
and attended to others while neglecting me,
You regarded others and neglected me
contrary to your upright scales.
Contrary to your established balance
وليستْand there is not بحاليَin my condition منany مُسْكةٍsustenance
وليستْ بحاليَ من مُسْكةٍ
وإنand though جَمْجَمَتْmurmured indistinctly سكتةُthe silence of الكاظمِone suppressing his feelings
وإن جَمْجَمَتْ سكتةُ الكاظمِ
There is nothing in my plight to sustain me,
My condition is not of continuous silence
though the silence of one restraining himself speaks in murmurs.
Even if the silence of the restrainer frowns
أبىforbids ذاكthat أنَّكُمُthat you are مَعْشَرٌa people
أبى ذاك أنَّكُمُ مَعْشَرٌ
مناعيشُrevivers للرازحِfor the burdened الرازمِthe prostrate
مناعيشُ للرازحِ الرازمِ
That cannot be, for you are a people
That refused, for you are a people
who revive the burdened and the prostrate;
Who provide life to the pleased and resolute
وأنْand that ليسthere is not للداءِfor the disease داءِthe disease of الفقيthe poor man (continued)
وأنْ ليس للداءِ داءِ الفقي
رِending of 'the poor man' غيرُكُمُother than you الدهرَthroughout time منany حاسمِeradicator
رِ غيرُكُمُ الدهرَ من حاسمِ
and for the sickness—the poor man's sickness—
And that the disease of the poor
none throughout time can root it out but you.
Has no cure but you, time's decider
ومنand whoever تُسْلِموهُyou surrender him لأيّامِهِto his days
ومن تُسْلِموهُ لأيّامِهِ
ففيthen in شظفٍhardship لازبٍclinging لازمِunrelenting
ففي شظفٍ لازبٍ لازمِ
Whoever you abandon to his days
Whoever you deliver to his days
is in clinging, unrelenting hardship.
Remains in miserable, binding poverty
أمِنْis it from بَعْدِafter منزلةthe station of المُطْعِميthose who feed (continued)
أمِنْ بَعْدِ منزلة المُطْعِمي
نَplural ending of 'those who feed' أعْدِمْتُI have been deprived of منزلةَthe station of الطاعمِone who eats
نَ أعْدِمْتُ منزلةَ الطاعمِ
After the station of those who feed others,
After the station of the feeders
have I been denied the station of one who eats?
Could I lose the station of the fed?
أمِنْis it from بَعْدِafter منعيmy guarding حريمَthe sanctuary of المَضِيthe wronged man (continued)
أمِنْ بَعْدِ منعي حريمَ المَضِي
مِending of 'the wronged man' أسلمتمونيyou surrendered me إلىto الضائمِthe oppressor
مِ أسلمتموني إلى الضائمِ
After my guarding the sanctuary of the wronged,
After denying me the inviolable path
have you surrendered me to the oppressor?
You delivered me to the lost
فلانتْso grew pliant قناتيَmy spear-shaft للغامزيto those probing (continued)
فلانتْ قناتيَ للغامزي
نَplural ending of 'those probing' وارْفَتَّand crumbled عُوديَmy wood للعاجمِfor one testing by biting
نَ وارْفَتَّ عُوديَ للعاجمِ
So my spear-shaft grew pliant to those probing it,
So my spout became for the scorners
and my wood crumbled for one testing it with his teeth.
And my tent pole submitted to the non-Arabs
أَلَمْwas ... not? أكI was فيin أُفقٍa horizon مُسْفِرٍbright
أَلَمْ أك في أُفقٍ مُسْفِرٍ
فماليَso why am I فيin أُفقٍa horizon قاتمِdark
فماليَ في أُفقٍ قاتمِ
Was I not within a bright horizon?
Was I not in a shining horizon?
Why, then, am I within a dark horizon?
So what is my place in a gloomy horizon?
ألمْwas ... not? أكُI was جذلانjoyful فيin ظلكمyour shade
ألمْ أكُ جذلان في ظلكم
فماليَso why am I فيin مَقعَدthe seat of الواجمِthe downcast
فماليَ في مَقعَد الواجمِ
Was I not joyful beneath your shade?
Was I not pliant in your shade?
Why, then, am I in the downcast man's seat?
So what is my place in the assembly of the stentorian?
إلىto عدلكَyour justice المُشْتَكَىthe complaint كُلُّهُall of it
إلى عدلكَ المُشْتَكَى كُلُّهُ
فحَسْبيso enough for me بعدْلِكَwith your justice منas حاكمِa judge
فحَسْبي بعدْلِكَ من حاكمِ
To your justice goes my whole complaint;
To your justice, all of it appealed
your justice suffices me as a judge.
So your justice suffices me for a ruler
وإنيand indeed I لأظلمُI am surely unjust إذْwhen أشتكيI complain
وإني لأظلمُ إذْ أشتكي
وعدلُكَand your justice كالكوكبِlike a star الناجمِrising
وعدلُكَ كالكوكبِ الناجمِ
And I am indeed unjust when I complain,
Indeed I am wrong to complain
while your justice is like a rising star.
While your justice is like the shining star
Sol 6.1