أَوَّلُ عَدلٍ مِنكَ فيما أَرى

أَوَّلُ عَدلٍ مِنكَ فيما أَرى

أَنَّكَ لا تَقبَلُ قَولَ الكَذِب

أَنَّكَ لا تَقبَلُ قَولَ الكَذِب

Your first act of justice, as I see it,

The first justice I see from you

is that you do not accept false words.

Is that you do not accept lies

مَدَحتُكُم كِذباً فَجازَيتَني

مَدَحتُكُم كِذباً فَجازَيتَني

بُخلاً لَقَد أَنصَفتَ يا مُطَّلِب

بُخلاً لَقَد أَنصَفتَ يا مُطَّلِب

I praised you falsely, so you repaid me

I praised you falsely, so you rewarded me

with stinginess—indeed, you have been fair, O Muttalib.

With stinginess. You have done right, O Muttalib.