أَحَقّاًIs it right? عَلىfor السُلطانِthe ruler أَمّاas for الَّذيthat which لَهُbelongs to him
أَحَقّاً عَلى السُلطانِ أَمّا الَّذي لَهُ
فَيُعطىso he is given it وَأَمّاand as for ماwhat يُرادُis sought فَيَمنَعُhe then withholds it
فَيُعطى وَأَمّا ما يُرادُ فَيَمنَعُ
Is it right that what is owed to the ruler
is given him, while he withholds what is asked of him?
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle جَعلتُI have placed الرَّملَthe sand بَينيbetween me وَبَينَهُand between him
إِذا ما جَعلتُ الرَّملَ بَيني وَبَينَهُ
وَأَعرَضَand spreads wide سَهبٌan open plain بَينَamid تَبرينَTabrin بَلقَعُbarren
وَأَعرَضَ سَهبٌ بَينَ تَبرينَ بَلقَعُ
When I have put the sands between myself and him,
and a barren plain stretches wide amid Tabrin—
مِنَof الأَدمىal-Adma لاnot يَستَجِمُّfinds rest بِهاthere القَطاthe sandgrouse
مِنَ الأَدمى لا يَستَجِمُّ بِها القَطا
تَكُلُّgrow weary الرِياحُthe winds دونَهاshort of it فَتَقَطَّعُthen break apart
تَكُلُّ الرِياحُ دونَها فَتَقَطَّعُ
a tract of al-Adma where sandgrouse find no rest,
and the winds tire short of it, then break apart—
فَشَأنَكُمso do as you will ياO آلَhouse of مَروانَMarwan فَاِطلُبواthen seek
فَشَأنَكُم يا آلَ مَروانَ فَاِطلُبوا
سِقاطيmy downfall فَماfor there is no فيهِin it لِباغيهِfor whoever seeks it مَطمَعُhope of success
سِقاطي فَما فيهِ لِباغيهِ مَطمَعُ
then do as you will, O house of Marwan: seek
my downfall, for whoever seeks it has no hope of success.
وَماand not أَناI كَالعيرِlike the ass المُقيمِthat stays لأَهلِهِfor its owners
وَما أَنا كَالعيرِ المُقيمِ لأَهلِهِ
عَلىon القَيدِthe tether فيin بَحبوحَةِthe very midst الضَيمِhumiliation يَرتَعُit grazes
عَلى القَيدِ في بَحبوحَةِ الضَيمِ يَرتَعُ
And I am not like the ass that stays with its owners,
tethered, grazing in the very midst of humiliation.
وَلَولاand were it not for رَسولُthe Messenger اللَّهِGod أَنthat كانَhe was مِنكُمone of you
وَلَولا رَسولُ اللَّهِ أَن كانَ مِنكُم
تَبَيَّنَit would become clear مَنwho بِالنّصفwith fair treatment يَرضىis satisfied وَيَقنَعُand is content
تَبَيَّنَ مَن بِالنّصف يَرضى وَيَقنَعُ
And were it not that God's Messenger was one of you,
it would be clear who accepts fair treatment and is content.
Sol 6.1