أناI إنif قلتُI said أناI
أنا إن قلتُ أنا
عبدُslave of هذاthis السيدِthe master
عبدُ هذا السيدِ
I, if I say “I,”
If I say I am
am the slave of this master.
a servant of this master
ولهُand to him belongs الأمرُthe command فماso whatever
ولهُ الأمرُ فما
شاءَhe wishes منيfrom me يجدِhe finds
شاءَ مني يجدِ
And his is the command, so whatever
and he holds command, so whatever
he wishes of me, he finds.
he wills of me, he finds
ويرىand he sees fit قتليkilling me لأنيbecause I
ويرى قتلي لأني
صرتُI have become منpart of ملكِthe property of اليدِthe hand
صرتُ من ملكِ اليدِ
And he sees fit to kill me, because I
and sees my murder since I
have become a possession of his hand—
have become one ruled by his hand
كسليمانَlike Solomon لهُfor him
كسليمانَ لهُ
حلَّbecame lawful ذبحُslaughter of الهُدهُدِthe hoopoe
حلَّ ذبحُ الهُدهُدِ
like Solomon, for whom
like Solomon, for whom
slaughtering the hoopoe was lawful.
the hoopoe was rightfully slaughtered
Sol 6.1