وزيرُناour minister ليسَis not لهfor him عادةٌa habit
وزيرُنا ليسَ له عادةٌ
ببذلِof bestowing إفضالٍbounty وإحسانِand kindness
ببذلِ إفضالٍ وإحسانِ
Our minister has no habit
Our minister has no habit
of bestowing bounty and kindness.
Of granting favors and kindness
قدindeed جعلَhas made الكِبْرَarrogance شعاراًan emblem لهfor himself
قد جعلَ الكِبْرَ شعاراً له
فليسso he does not يقْضيfulfill حقّthe due of إنسانa person
فليس يقْضي حقّ إنسان
He has indeed made arrogance his emblem,
He has made arrogance his motto
so he gives no one his due.
So he does not fulfill any human's right
لوif سلِمَwas spared السّلطانُthe sultan منfrom كِبْرِهhis arrogance
لو سلِمَ السّلطانُ من كِبْرِه
عليهtoward him ماnot ردّwas rebuffed بإعلانِwith an open declaration
عليه ما ردّ بإعلانِ
Had the sultan been spared his arrogance
If the sultan were rid of his arrogance
toward him, he would not have been publicly rebuffed.
He would not refuse publicly
كأنّهas though he لاmay he not كانexist منbecause of تيههhis conceit
كأنّه لا كان من تيهه
مورّثٌbequeathed ملكَthe kingdom of سليمانِSolomon
مورّثٌ ملكَ سليمانِ
As though—may he be no more!—in his conceit,
As if he did not come from the lost
he had been bequeathed the kingdom of Solomon.
Inheritor of Solomon's kingdom
أبوابُهhis doors مغلَقةٌclosed دائباًcontinually
أبوابُه مغلَقةٌ دائباً
منfrom دونin front of وُفّادٍvisitors وضِيفانِand guests
من دون وُفّادٍ وضِيفانِ
His doors are always shut
His doors are always closed
against visitors and guests.
Without any loyal friends or guests
Sol 6.1