الناسthe people فيin بلوىaffliction وفيand in بلبالturmoil
الناس في بلوى وفي بلبال
بالصقرbecause of al-Saqr وابنand son of قضاعةQudaʿa الغربالthe sieve
بالصقر وابن قضاعة الغربال
The people are in affliction and turmoil,
The people are in affliction and turmoil
because of al-Ṣaqr and Ibn Quḍāʿa, al-Ghirbāl—the Sieve.
because of al-Saqr and Ibn Qudaʿa, the Sieve.
ياO مسلمينMuslims وياand O نصارىChristians انظرواbehold
يا مسلمين ويا نصارى انظروا
كتابناour scribes وكفاةand able administrators بيتhouse of المالthe funds
كتابنا وكفاة بيت المال
O Muslims and Christians, look upon
O Muslims and O Christians, behold
our scribes and the capable officials of the treasury.
our scribes and the treasury’s able administrators.
غلطerred الأثيرal-Athir بذاin this وذلكand that غلطةa mistake
غلط الأثير بذا وذلك غلطة
جلبتbrought إليهto him بضائعwares العذالthe reproachers
جلبت إليه بضائع العذال
The favored one erred in this—and that was a blunder
Al-Athir erred in this, and that was a mistake
that brought him the wares of the reproachers.
that brought him the reproachers’ wares.
Sol 6.1