قَدalready مَكَّنَgave power to المَطلَdelay مِنَover الوَعدِthe promise
قَد مَكَّنَ المَطلَ مِنَ الوَعدِ
وَسَلَّطَand gave dominion to المَنعَwithholding عَلىover الرِفدِbounty
وَسَلَّطَ المَنعَ عَلى الرِفدِ
He has given delay mastery over promise,
He has enabled procrastination in promising,
And withholding dominion over bounty—
And empowered prevention over giving.
عامِلُthe governor of دِمياطِDamietta الَّذيwho كُلُّevery مَنone who
عامِلُ دِمياطِ الَّذي كُلُّ مَن
عامَلَهُdealt with him يَخسَرُloses out فيin القَصدِthe quest
عامَلَهُ يَخسَرُ في القَصدِ
The governor of Damietta: everyone who
The ruler of Dimyat, whom all who
Deals with him loses out in his quest.
Deal with lose out in their aim.
كَأَنَّهُas though he مُستَحلَفٌmade to swear أَنهُthat he
كَأَنَّهُ مُستَحلَفٌ أَنهُ
يَستَقبِلُhe greets السائِلَthe petitioner بِالرَدِّwith rejection
يَستَقبِلُ السائِلَ بِالرَدِّ
As though he had been made to swear that he
It is as though he swore an oath that
Would greet the petitioner with rejection.
He would receive the beseecher with refusal.
Sol 6.1