مالكyour wealth موفورabundant فماso what بالهis the matter with it
مالك موفور فما باله
أكسبكgave you التيهhaughtiness علىtoward المعدمthe penniless person
أكسبك التيه على المعدم
Your wealth is abundant; why, then, has it
made you haughty toward the penniless?
ولمand why إذاwhen جئتyou came نهضناwe rose وانand if
ولم إذا جئت نهضنا وان
جئتاwe came (likely intended reading) تطاولتyou stretched upward ولمand did not تتممyou finish rising
جئتا تطاولت ولم تتمم
And why, when you come, do we rise, yet if
we come, you stretch up but never fully rise?
وإنand if خرجناwe went out لمdid not تقلyou say مثلthe like of ماwhat
وإن خرجنا لم تقل مثل ما
نقولwe say قدمbring forward طرفهhis steed قدمbring forward
نقول قدم طرفه قدم
And if we leave, you do not say what
we say: “Bring his steed forward—bring it forward!”
إنif كنتyou are ذاpossessing علمknowledge فمنthen who ذاthe one الذيwho
إن كنت ذا علم فمن ذا الذي
مثلthe like of الذيwhat تعلمyou know لمdid not يعلمhe knows
مثل الذي تعلم لم يعلم
If you possess knowledge, who is there
who has not learned the like of what you know?
ولستand you are not فيat الغاربthe withers منof دولةpower
ولست في الغارب من دولة
ونحنand we منfrom دونكbeneath you فيat المتسمthe hoof (likely intended reading)
ونحن من دونك في المتسم
Nor are you at the withers of power,
with us beneath you down at the hoof.
وقدand indeed وليناwe held office وعزلناand we were dismissed كماjust as
وقد ولينا وعزلنا كما
أنتyou فلمso did not نصغرwe become lesser ولمand did not تعظمyou become greater
أنت فلم نصغر ولم تعظم
We too have held office and been dismissed, just as
you have; we did not become lesser, nor did you become greater.
تكافأتwere equal أحوالناour circumstances كلهاall of them
تكافأت أحوالنا كلها
فصلso maintain ties علىon the basis of الانصافfairness أوor فاصرمthen sever ties
فصل على الانصاف أو فاصرم
Our circumstances have all been equal;
so maintain our bond on fair terms—or sever it.
Sol 6.1