قالواthey said مَتىwhen يَعتِبُshows displeasure السُلطانُthe sultan قُلتُI said إِذاwhen
قالوا مَتى يَعتِبُ السُلطانُ قُلتُ إِذا
سُلِبتَyou are deprived of حَظَّيهِhis two shares مِنof عَدلjustice وَمِنand of كَرَمِgenerosity
سُلِبتَ حَظَّيهِ مِن عَدل وَمِن كَرَمِ
They asked, “When does the Sultan take offense?” I said, “When
They asked when the sultan shows displeasure. I said: when
you are denied his twin gifts of justice and generosity.”
you are deprived of his two gifts—justice and generosity.
هُوَhe السَحابُthe cloud وَعَتبُand the displeasure of السُحبِthe clouds إِنif غَضِبَتthey grow angry
هُوَ السَحابُ وَعَتبُ السُحبِ إِن غَضِبَت
تَجريflow فَتُعتِبُand so make amends عَنهاon their behalf أَلسُنُtongues الدِيَمِthe steady rains
تَجري فَتُعتِبُ عَنها أَلسُنُ الدِيَمِ
He is the rain cloud; the clouds’ reproach, when angered, is to
He is the cloud; as for the clouds’ displeasure, if they grow angry,
sweep on, whereupon the tongues of steady rain make amends for them.
tongues of steady rain flow and make amends on their behalf.
Sol 6.1