قضاءُFulfilling حقّthe due الضيفِof the guest أولىmore befitting بهto undertake it
قضاءُ حقّ الضيفِ أولى به
منthe one who شرعordained الواجبthe obligation منof حَقِّهhis due
من شرع الواجب من حَقِّه
Fulfilling the guest's due most befits
the one who ordained the duty owed to him.
وعلَّةُAnd the ailment المرءِof a person أرىI deem بُرءهاits cure
وعلَّةُ المرءِ أرى بُرءها
أرجىmore to be hoped for لذيfor the one with العلَّةِthe ailment منthe one who خَلقهcreated him
أرجى لذي العلَّةِ من خَلقه
And I deem the cure of a man's ailment
best hoped for by the sufferer from the one who created him.
والعبدAnd the servant لاnot يُصلحُsets right منof شأنِهِhis affairs
والعبد لا يُصلحُ من شأنِهِ
إلاَّexcept الذيthe one who يملِكowns منof رقّهhis bondage
إلاَّ الذي يملِك من رقّه
And none can set the servant's affairs right
except the one who holds him in bondage.
Sol 6.1