لِعَدلكto your justice يَشكوit complains ماwhat يُلاقيhe endures نِيابةًas a representative
لِعَدلك يَشكو ما يُلاقي نِيابةً
عَنfor العَبدthe servant ياO صَدرَchief الصُدورِthe chiefs كِتابُa letter
عَن العَبد يا صَدرَ الصُدورِ كِتابُ
To your justice it complains of what he endures, on behalf
To your justice the book complains on behalf of the servant
Of your servant, O chief of chiefs—a letter.
Of what he suffers, O most merciful of the merciful
وَيُعربand it expresses عَماabout what فيin الحَشاthe breast مُتمثلاًquoting
وَيُعرب عَما في الحَشا مُتمثلاً
بِبَيتwith a verse غَداit began يَتلوهit recites it وَهوَand it is صَوابُtrue
بِبَيت غَدا يَتلوه وَهوَ صَوابُ
And it expresses what lies within the breast, quoting
And expresses what is in the courtyard as if reciting
A verse it has begun to recite, and it rings true:
A verse that will be recited tomorrow and is right
وَفيand in النَفسthe soul حاجاتneeds وَفيكand in you فَطانةdiscernment
وَفي النَفس حاجات وَفيك فَطانة
سُكوتيmy silence بَيانٌclear expression عِندَهاto it وَخطابand speech
سُكوتي بَيانٌ عِندَها وَخطاب
Within my soul are needs, and in you is discernment;
And in the soul are needs, and in you is discernment
To that discernment, my silence is clear expression and speech.
My silence with it is eloquent speech and address
Sol 6.1