قضىdecreed قدُّهُhis stature جُوراunjustly بتمليكُby granting ownership of مهجتيmy soul
قضى قدُّهُ جُورا بتمليكُ مهجتي
فللّهso, by God! قاضa judge يرشُقُpelts الجورinjustice بالعدلwith justice
فللّه قاض يرشُقُ الجور بالعدل
His stature unjustly decreed that my soul be his;
By God, what a judge, pelting injustice with justice!
ودمعيand my tears عدلٌan upright witness فيin هواهُlove for him مُبرّزٌof proven integrity
ودمعي عدلٌ في هواهُ مُبرّزٌ
بخدّيupon my cheek ولمyet did not يعطفshow compassion علىtoward ذلكthat العدلupright witness
بخدّي ولم يعطف على ذلك العدل
And my tears are a proven, upright witness to my love for him,
Upon my cheek—yet he showed that witness no compassion.
Sol 6.1