قالواthey said تركتَyou left الحكمَthe judgeship قلتُI said تركتُهُI left it
قالوا تركتَ الحكمَ قلتُ تركتُهُ
واعتضتُand I took in exchange عنْin place of خَضِرِthe verdure of القضاjudgeship بالياسِdespair as recompense
واعتضتُ عنْ خَضِرِ القضا بالياسِ
They said, “You left the judgeship.” I said, “I left it,
and traded the verdure of judgeship for despair.
قَتَلَkilled الأنامُpeople علىfor الحطامِworldly dross نفوسَهُمْthemselves
قَتَلَ الأنامُ على الحطامِ نفوسَهُمْ
فصفعتُso I slapped دنياهمtheir world بألفِwith a thousand مداسِshoes
فصفعتُ دنياهم بألفِ مداسِ
People killed themselves for worldly dross,
so I slapped their world with a thousand shoes.”
Sol 6.1