أَمِنwas it for أَجلِthe sake of حَبلٍa rope ذيhaving رِمامٍworn-out strands عَلَوتَهُyou struck him
أَمِن أَجلِ حَبلٍ ذي رِمامٍ عَلَوتَهُ
بِمِنسَأَةٍwith a staff قَدalready جاءَhas come حَبلٌa rope وَأَحبُلُand ropes
بِمِنسَأَةٍ قَد جاءَ حَبلٌ وَأَحبُلُ
Was it over a frayed rope that you struck him
with a staff? A rope and more ropes have already come.
هَلُمَّcome إِلىto حُكمِthe judgment of اِبنِson of صَخرَةَSakhra إِنَّهُindeed he
هَلُمَّ إِلى حُكمِ اِبنِ صَخرَةَ إِنَّهُ
سَيَحكُمُhe will judge فيماconcerning what بَينَناis between us ثُمَّthen يَعدلُhe acts justly
سَيَحكُمُ فيما بَينَنا ثُمَّ يَعدلُ
Come to the judgment of Ibn Sakhra, for he
will judge between us, then act justly,
كَماjust as كانَhe was يَقضيhe judges فيin أُمورٍmatters تَنوبُناbefall us
كَما كانَ يَقضي في أُمورٍ تَنوبُنا
فَيَعمدُso he aims لِلأَمرِfor the course الجَميلِthe honorable وَيَفصِلُand he gives judgment
فَيَعمدُ لِلأَمرِ الجَميلِ وَيَفصِلُ
as he used to judge matters that befell us,
then pursue the honorable course and give judgment.
Sol 6.1