إذاif قدّمgives precedence to السلطانُthe sultan قوماًsome people علىon account of الهوىwhim
إذا قدّم السلطانُ قوماً على الهوى
فإنّكمُthen indeed you قدّمتمُyou have been given precedence للمناقبِfor virtues
فإنّكمُ قدّمتمُ للمناقبِ
If the sovereign gives some people precedence out of mere whim,
If the sultan gives some people precedence out of whim,
then surely you have been given precedence for your noble merits.
then you have indeed been given precedence for your virtues.
Sol 6.1