قُلsay لِلشُّهُودِto the witnesses تَعَزَّواtake solace
قُل لِلشُّهُودِ تَعَزَّوا
فَسُوقُكُمْfor your market ذاتُcharacterized by عَيثcorruption
فَسُوقُكُمْ ذاتُ عَيث
Tell the witnesses: take solace,
for your market is rife with corruption.
لاَdo not تَطمَعُواhope أنْto تَفوزُواgain
لاَ تَطمَعُوا أنْ تَفوزُوا
مِنْfrom عَاشِرٍبِثُليْثِa tithe-collector, with a little third
مِنْ عَاشِرٍبِثُليْثِ
Do not hope to gain
a little third from a tithe-collector.
إنْindeed الكُسُورَthe fractions تَوارَتْhave vanished
إنْ الكُسُورَ تَوارَتْ
فِيin كَفّthe palm of شاهِدِthe witness of غَيْثِGhayth
فِي كَفّ شاهِدِ غَيْثِ
Indeed, the fractions have vanished
into the palm of Ghayth’s witness.
Sol 6.1