كفىsuffices بفعالby the deeds of امرئٍa man عالمٍlearned
كفى بفعال امرئٍ عالمٍ
علىagainst أهلِهhis people عادِلاًjust شاهِداas a witness
على أهلِه عادِلاً شاهِدا
A learned man's deeds suffice
A leader's deeds for his people suffice
as a just witness against his own people.
As fair witness if he rules justly.
أَرىI see لَهُمfor them طارِفاًa new acquisition مُؤنِقاsplendid
أَرى لَهُم طارِفاً مُؤنِقا
وَلاand not يُشبِهresembles الطَّارِفُthe newly acquired التالِداthe inherited
وَلا يُشبِه الطَّارِفُ التالِدا
I see they have a splendid new acquisition,
I see for them a helper, a defender,
yet the newly acquired does not resemble the inherited.
Unlike tired, idle defenders.
يُمَنّa favor is claimed عَلَيكُمover you بِأَموالِكُمwith your wealth
يُمَنّ عَلَيكُم بِأَموالِكُم
وَتُعطَونَand you are given منout of مائَةa hundred واحِداone
وَتُعطَونَ من مائَة واحِدا
Your own wealth is held over you as a favor,
He grants you wealth which is yours already
and you are given one out of a hundred.
And you're given one percent in fees.
فَلاso may ... not حمدpraise اللَّهGod مُستَبصِراa discerning man
فَلا حمد اللَّه مُستَبصِرا
يَكونis لأَعدائِكُمfor your enemies حامِداpraising
يَكون لأَعدائِكُم حامِدا
So may God not praise a discerning man
So do not praise God gratefully
who praises your enemies.
If your enemies get praised too.
فضلتَyou surpassed قَسيمَكyour counterpart فيin قُعددٍcloseness of descent
فضلتَ قَسيمَك في قُعددٍ
كَماjust as فَضلَsurpassed الوالِدُthe father الوالِداthe father
كَما فَضلَ الوالِدُ الوالِدا
You surpassed your counterpart in closeness of descent,
You favored your partner sitting still
just as one father surpassed the other.
Just as a father favors his son.
Sol 6.1