نَصيحَةًa word of advice أَيُّهاO الوَزيرthe vizier
نَصيحَةً أَيُّها الوَزير
وَأَنتand you مُستَحفَظentrusted with safekeeping مُغيرa plunderer
وَأَنت مُستَحفَظ مُغير
A word of advice, O vizier:
And you, entrusted with safekeeping, are a plunderer.
وَدائِعٌdeposits جَمّةabundant عظامimmense
وَدائِعٌ جَمّة عظام
قَدalready أُسدِلتhave been drawn دونَهاbefore them السُّتورthe curtains
قَد أُسدِلت دونَها السُّتور
There are deposits, abundant and immense;
Curtains have been drawn before them.
تِسعَةnine آلافِthousands أَلفِa thousand أَلفa thousand
تِسعَة آلافِ أَلفِ أَلف
خِلالَهاamong them جَوهَرٌjewels خَطيرof great worth
خِلالَها جَوهَرٌ خَطير
Nine billion,
With jewels of great worth among them,
بِجانِبby الكرخal-Karkh عِندwith قَومsome people
بِجانِب الكرخ عِند قَوم
أَنتَyou بِماof what عِندَهُمis in their keeping خَبيرwell aware
أَنتَ بِما عِندَهُم خَبير
By al-Karkh, in the keeping of people—
You know well what is in their keeping.
وَالمَلكُand the king اليَومtoday فيin أُمورaffairs
وَالمَلكُ اليَوم في أُمور
تَحدُثarise منfrom بَعدِهاafter them أُمورaffairs
تَحدُث من بَعدِها أُمور
And the king today is occupied with affairs,
After which other affairs arise.
قَدindeed شَغَلَتهhave occupied him محقَّراتtrifles
قَد شَغَلَته محقَّرات
وَصاحِبand the man with الكارةthe bundle الوَزيرthe vizier
وَصاحِب الكارة الوَزير
Trifles have kept him occupied,
And the man with the bundle is the vizier.
Sol 6.1