إنIndeed مخدومناour patron الذيwhom نرتجيهwe look to him with hope
إن مخدومنا الذي نرتجيه
واسحample (apparently intended as واسع) الحالmeans; circumstances ضيقnarrow الأخلاقcharacter; morals
واسح الحال ضيق الأخلاق
Indeed, our patron, in whom we place our hopes,
Our master whom we hope for
is ample in means, narrow in character.
Clear in state, narrow in morals
يكسدfinds no market النصحcounsel عندهwith him ويبورand goes unsold
يكسد النصح عنده ويبور
الصدقtruth ولكنand yet ينميgrows نفاقmarketability النفاقhypocrisy
الصدق ولكن ينمي نفاق النفاق
Counsel finds no market with him, nor does
Advice languishes with him, and honesty sinks
truth; yet the market for hypocrisy grows.
While hypocrisy flourishes
هوhe سيفa sword كماas يقالis said ولكنand yet
هو سيف كما يقال ولكن
قاطعcutting off للرسومof the stipends والأرزاقand livelihoods
قاطع للرسوم والأرزاق
He is a sword, as they say, but
He is a sword, it is said, but
one that cuts off stipends and livelihoods.
One that cuts regulations and livelihoods