طَمَّعْتُمُyou enticed ياO وَيْحَكُمْwoe to you مَعْشَراًa people
طَمَّعْتُمُ يا وَيْحَكُمْ مَعْشَراً
قَدْalready عَفَّrefrained عَنْهُمْfrom them كُلُّevery طَمّاعِgreedy man
قَدْ عَفَّ عَنْهُمْ كُلُّ طَمّاعِ
You enticed—woe to you—a people
whom every greedy man had left untouched.
ظَلَمْتُمُyou wronged قَوْماًa people تَحامَاهُمُshunned them
ظَلَمْتُمُ قَوْماً تَحامَاهُمُ
كُلُّevery فَتىًyoung man بالظُّلْمِthrough oppression صَدّاعِa ruthless crusher
كُلُّ فَتىً بالظُّلْمِ صَدّاعِ
You wronged a people shunned
by every young man who dealt crushing oppression.
رُعْتُمْyou terrified رَعاياsubjects ماnot لَهُمْfor them ناصِرٌa defender
رُعْتُمْ رَعايا ما لَهُمْ ناصِرٌ
مَاnot رَاعَهُمْterrified them مِنْfrom قَبْلِكُمْbefore you رَاعِيa shepherd
مَا رَاعَهُمْ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ رَاعِي
You terrified subjects who have no defender;
no shepherd before you had terrified them.
واللهُand God بالمِرْصادِlying in wait يَجْزِيكُمُrepays you
واللهُ بالمِرْصادِ يَجْزِيكُمُ
بالظُّلْمِfor oppression كَيْلَmeasuring out الصّاعِthe ṣāʿ (a grain measure) بالصّاعِwith the ṣāʿ
بالظُّلْمِ كَيْلَ الصّاعِ بالصّاعِ
And God lies in wait to repay you
for oppression, measure for measure.
Sol 6.1