رَعىmay protect اللَهُGod قَوماًa people أَصلَحوناthey set us right بِجَورِهِمthrough their injustice
رَعى اللَهُ قَوماً أَصلَحونا بِجَورِهِم
وَعادَةُand the custom إِصلاحِof reforming الرَعيَّةِthe subjects بِالعَدلِthrough justice
وَعادَةُ إِصلاحِ الرَعيَّةِ بِالعَدلِ
May God protect a people who set us right through their injustice,
though subjects are customarily set right through justice.
عَرَفناwe learned بِهِمthrough them حَزمَprudent management الأُمورِaffairs وَلَمand not نَكُنwe were
عَرَفنا بِهِم حَزمَ الأُمورِ وَلَم نَكُن
لِنَحسِبَthat we should consider حُسنَgoodness الظَنِّopinion نَوعاًa kind مِنَof الجَهلِignorance
لِنَحسِبَ حُسنَ الظَنِّ نَوعاً مِنَ الجَهلِ
Through them we learned prudence in affairs; we had never
considered thinking well of others a kind of ignorance.
فَياso, O مَنyou who أَفادوناthey gave us بِسوءِthrough the evil of صَنيعِهِمtheir deeds
فَيا مَن أَفادونا بِسوءِ صَنيعِهِم
تَجارِبَexperiences جُرمٍof wrongdoing أَيقَظَتawakened سُنَّةَthe customary way of العَقلِreason
تَجارِبَ جُرمٍ أَيقَظَت سُنَّةَ العَقلِ
So, O you who gave us, through your evil deeds,
experiences of wrongdoing that awakened the ways of reason:
عَلىat رِسلِكُمyour ease فيin الجَورِinjustice إِنif عُدتَyou return ثانِياًagain
عَلى رِسلِكُم في الجَورِ إِن عُدتَ ثانِياً
وَإِنand if بِتُّI spend the night مَغروراًdeceived بِكُمby you فَعَلىthen at رِسليmy ease
وَإِن بِتُّ مَغروراً بِكُم فَعَلى رِسلي
Take your time in injustice if you return once more;
and if I spend the night deceived by you, then I shall take my time.
Sol 6.1