سأحكمُI shall judge إذsince حكّمتنيyou made me arbiter غيرَnot مسرفٍextravagant
سأحكمُ إذ حكّمتني غيرَ مسرفٍ
ولاnor مُقترstingy ياO بنِson of الكرامthe noble men القماقمِthe eminent chiefs
ولا مُقتر يا بنِ الكرام القماقمِ
I shall give my ruling, since you made me arbiter, without extravagance
I will rule justly when you appoint me, not wastefully
or stinginess, O son of noble, eminent chiefs:
Nor stingily, O son of noble men of repute
ثلاثةَthree آلافٍthousand وطِرْفاًand a fine steed وبغلةًand a mule
ثلاثةَ آلافٍ وطِرْفاً وبغلةً
وجاريةًand a slave-girl حسناءَbeautiful ذاتwith مآكمِfull buttocks
وجاريةً حسناءَ ذات مآكمِ
Three thousand, a fine steed, and a mule,
Three thousand and a bit, a mule
and a beautiful slave-girl with full buttocks,
And a beautiful slave girl with delicate wrists
وسَرجاًand a saddle وبِرذوناًand a sturdy riding horse دريراًswift وكسوةَand clothing
وسَرجاً وبِرذوناً دريراً وكسوةَ
وماand not ذلكthat بالإكثارِexcessive منin حكمِthe ruling of حاكمِan arbiter
وما ذلك بالإكثارِ من حكمِ حاكمِ
and a saddle, a swift, sturdy riding horse, and clothing.
A saddle, armor, and fine clothes
And that is no excess in an arbiter's ruling.
This is not excessive from the ruling of a ruler
أرحنيput me at ease بهذاwith this فيduring مُقاميmy stay فإنّنيfor I
أرحني بهذا في مُقامي فإنّني
لَعمرُكby your life ماas long as لمnot أعطّهاI am given them غيرُnot نائمِsleeping
لَعمرُك ما لم أعطّها غيرُ نائمِ
Put me at ease with this during my stay, for I,
Give me this in my position, for by your life
by your life, shall not sleep until I am given them.
I have not given her anything while asleep
فلوfor if كنتُI were بالأهوازin al-Ahwaz لمnot أرضَI would be content منكمُfrom you
فلو كنتُ بالأهواز لم أرضَ منكمُ
بِوَسقِwith a load أُلوفِthousands منof خِيارِthe finest الدراهمِdirhams
بِوَسقِ أُلوفِ من خِيارِ الدراهمِ
For, were I in al-Ahwaz, I would not be content to receive from you
If I were in Ahvaz, I would not be satisfied with you
a load of thousands of the finest dirhams.
With thousands of the best dirhams
Sol 6.1