أتيناwe came أخاa brother of طسمTasm ليحكمso that he might judge بينناbetween us
أتينا أخا طسم ليحكم بيننا
فأنفذso he enforced حكماًa judgment فيconcerning هزيلةHuzayla ظالماacting unjustly
فأنفذ حكماً في هزيلة ظالما
We came to a brother of Tasm to judge between us.
He then enforced a judgment concerning Huzayla, acting unjustly.
لعمريby my life لقدindeed حكمتyou judged لاnot متورعاًrefraining from wrongdoing
لعمري لقد حكمت لا متورعاً
ولاand not كنتyou were فيماregarding what تبرمyou make binding الحكمthe judgment عالماknowledgeable
ولا كنت فيما تبرم الحكم عالما
By my life, you indeed judged without scruple,
Nor did you understand the judgment you made binding.
ندمتI regretted ولمand did not أندمI regret وأنىand whence بعثرتيfor my misstep
ندمت ولم أندم وأنى بعثرتي
وأصبحand became بعليmy husband فيconcerning الحكومةthe arbitration نادماregretful
وأصبح بعلي في الحكومة نادما
I regretted, yet did not regret—and whence my misstep?
And my husband came to regret the arbitration.
Sol 6.1