لَقَدindeed كانَتِused to be الأَمثالُproverbs تُضرَبُcited بَينَناamong us
لَقَد كانَتِ الأَمثالُ تُضرَبُ بَينَنا
بِجَورِabout the injustice of سَدومٍSadum وَهوَand he مِنamong أَظلَمِthe most unjust of البَشَرhumankind
بِجَورِ سَدومٍ وَهوَ مِن أَظلَمِ البَشَر
Indeed, proverbs were once cited among us
About Sadum’s injustice—he was among the most unjust of men.
فَلَمّاthen when بَدَتappeared فيin الكَونِthe world آياتُsigns of ظُلمِهِمtheir injustice
فَلَمّا بَدَت في الكَونِ آياتُ ظُلمِهِم
إِذاbehold بِسَدومٍthere was Sadum فيin حُكومَتِهِhis judgments عُمَرUmar
إِذا بِسَدومٍ في حُكومَتِهِ عُمَر
But when the signs of their injustice appeared in the world,
Behold, Sadum was Umar in his judgments!
Sol 6.1