وَالَناسُand the people تَحتَكَbeneath you اَقدامٌfeet وَأَنتَand you الهَمَunclear; likely “for them”
وَالَناسُ تَحتَكَ اَقدامٌ وَأَنتَ الهَمَ
رَأَسٌa head وَكَيفَand how تُسَوَّىis made equal الرأَسُthe head وَالقَدَمُand the foot
رَأَسٌ وَكَيفَ تُسَوَّى الرأَسُ وَالقَدَمُ
And the people beneath you are feet, and you are to them
While people trample beneath your feet, you bear their troubles on your head,
A head—how can the head and the foot be made equal?
How can the head and feet be made equal?
إِنّاindeed we لَنَعلَمُsurely know أَنّاthat we ماas long as بَقِيتَyou remain لَناfor us
إِنّا لَنَعلَمُ أَنّا ما بَقِيتَ لَنا
فِيناamong us السَماحُgenerosity وَفِيناand among us العِزُّhonor وَالكَرَمُand nobility
فِينا السَماحُ وَفِينا العِزُّ وَالكَرَمُ
We surely know that, as long as you remain with us,
We know full well that as long as you are with us
Among us is generosity, and among us are honor and nobility.
We have forgiveness, honor and nobility among us
وَحَسبُناand sufficient for us مِنof ثَناءِpraise المادِحينَthe praisers إِذاwhen
وَحَسبُنا مِن ثَناءِ المادِحينَ إِذا
أَثنواthey praised عَليكَupon you بِأَنin that يُثنواthey praise بِماfor what عَلِمواthey knew
أَثنوا عَليكَ بِأَن يُثنوا بِما عَلِموا
And of the praisers’ praise, it is enough for us, when
It is enough for us, when praisers praise you
They praise you, that they praise what they know.
That they praise you for what they know of you
Sol 6.1