وَعاتِبٍand a reproacher مِنfrom among بَنيsons of الكُتّابِthe scribes قُلتُI said لَهُto him
وَعاتِبٍ مِن بَني الكُتّابِ قُلتُ لَهُ
وَالدَمعُand the tears جارٍflowing عَلىupon خَدَّيَّmy two cheeks يَنسَكِبُpour down
وَالدَمعُ جارٍ عَلى خَدَّيَّ يَنسَكِبُ
And to a reproachful man among the scribes I said,
As tears flowed, pouring down my cheeks:
مَولايَmy lord قَدindeed كانَthere was ليfor me رَسمٌa stipend أَعيشُI live بِهِon it
مَولايَ قَد كانَ لي رَسمٌ أَعيشُ بِهِ
مِنَfrom الرِضاfavor فَسَعىthen strove فيtoward قَطعِهِcutting it off الغَضَبُanger
مِنَ الرِضا فَسَعى في قَطعِهِ الغَضَبُ
“My lord, I had a stipend to live on,
Bestowed through favor; then anger sought to cut it off.”
فَقالَthen he said تَأتيyou come إِلىto ديوانِthe bureau of طاعَتِناobedience to us
فَقالَ تَأتي إِلى ديوانِ طاعَتِنا
حَتّىso that نُوَقِّعَwe may issue a written ruling فيماconcerning what بِالَّذيwith that which يَجِبُis due
حَتّى نُوَقِّعَ فيما بِالَّذي يَجِبُ
He said, “Come to the bureau of obedience to us,
So we may enter the proper ruling on the matter.”
Sol 6.1