الناسُpeople إماeither جائِرٌunjust شَرِسٌfierce
الناسُ إما جائِرٌ شَرِسٌ
وثِقافُهُand his straightening rod التقويمُcorrection والعَذلُand rebuke
وثِقافُهُ التقويمُ والعَذلُ
People are either fierce wrongdoers,
People are either tyrannical and vicious,
And correction and rebuke are their straightening rod;
And their recompense is discipline and justice,
أوor مؤثِرٌone who prefers للرُشدِfor right guidance معتدِلٌupright
أو مؤثِرٌ للرُشدِ معتدِلٌ
وجزاؤهُand his reward الإحسانُkindness والفَضلُand generosity
وجزاؤهُ الإحسانُ والفَضلُ
Or upright people who favor right guidance,
Or moderate, inclined toward righteousness,
And their reward is kindness and generosity.
And their reward is benevolence and grace.
فاقسمso allot لكلِّto each ماwhat يليقُis fitting بهfor him
فاقسم لكلِّ ما يليقُ به
أوor لاnot فإنّfor indeed المُلكَthe kingdom يختلُّfalls into disorder
أو لا فإنّ المُلكَ يختلُّ
So allot to each what befits him,
So allot to each that which befits them,
Or else the kingdom will fall into disorder.
Lest authority be disrupted.
Sol 6.1