مَنwho مُنصِفيone who does me justice مِنagainst ظَلومٍan oppressor صارَhas come to be فيin يَدِهِhis hand
مَن مُنصِفي مِن ظَلومٍ صارَ في يَدِهِ
حُكميthe ruling on my case فَأَنكَرَso he denied حَقّيmy right وَهوَwhile he يَعرِفُهُknows it
حُكمي فَأَنكَرَ حَقّي وَهوَ يَعرِفُهُ
Who will do me justice against an oppressor into whose hands has fallen
Who will do me justice against an unjust man who holds power over me?
the ruling on my case? He then denied my right, though he knows it.
He denied my rights though he knew them well,
وَكَيفَand how يَرجوhopes فَلاحاًsuccess فيin حُكومَتِهِthe judgment of his case
وَكَيفَ يَرجو فَلاحاً في حُكومَتِهِ
مَنone whose أَمرُهُhis affairs فيin يَدَيْthe two hands of مَنsomeone who لَيسَdoes not يُنصِفُهُdoes him justice
مَن أَمرُهُ في يَدَيْ مَن لَيسَ يُنصِفُهُ
And how can he hope to prevail in his case—
How can he hope to succeed in his rule
one whose affairs are in the hands of someone who does not do him justice?
When his affairs are in the hands of one who does not do justice?
يُسِيءُtreats badly بيto me عندَwhen إحسانيmy kindness إليهto him فلاso neither
يُسِيءُ بي عندَ إحساني إليه فلا
شَكوايَmy complaint تُجْديavails ولاnor بَلوايَmy suffering تُعْطِفُهُmoves him to compassion
شَكوايَ تُجْدي ولا بَلوايَ تُعْطِفُهُ
He treats me badly when I show him kindness; so neither
He does me wrong despite my kindness to him, so neither my complaints avail, nor my trials soften him,
my complaint avails, nor does my suffering move him to compassion.
I and he are in my kindness and his harshness,
إنيindeed I وإياهُand he فيin برّيmy kindness وجفوتِهand his coldness
إني وإياهُ في برّي وجفوتِه
كالشمعِlike wax والنارand fire يُحييهَاgives it life وتُتْلِفُهُand destroys it
كالشمعِ والنار يُحييهَا وتُتْلِفُهُ
Indeed, he and I, in my kindness and his coldness,
Like the candle and the fire - it gives him life and consumes it.
are like wax and fire: wax gives fire life, and fire destroys it.
Partial English translation: 7 of 8 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1