مَلِكٌa king لاnot يُصرّفadministers الأَمرَthe command والنَهand the prohibition (continued)
مَلِكٌ لا يُصرّف الأَمرَ والنَه
يَcompletes 'prohibition' لَهُfor him دونَwithout رأَيهِhis judgment الوزَراءُthe ministers
يَ لَهُ دونَ رأَيهِ الوزَراءُ
A king—no command or prohibition is administered
for him by ministers without his judgment.
حَلَّsettled فيin الدَوحتِthe great spreading tree التيwhich طالَتtowered above الناthe people (continued)
حَلَّ في الدَوحتِ التي طالَت النا
سcompletes 'people' جَميعاًall فَماso there is no إِليهاto it ارتِقاءُascent
س جَميعاً فَما إِليها ارتِقاءُ
He has settled in the great spreading tree that towers above
all people; none can ascend to it.
وَسِعَتencompassed كفُّهُhis palm الخَلائقَall creatures جوداًin generosity
وَسِعَت كفُّهُ الخَلائقَ جوداً
فاستَوىso became equal الأَغنياءُthe rich والفُقَراءُand the poor
فاستَوى الأَغنياءُ والفُقَراءُ
His hand encompassed all creatures in generosity,
so the rich and the poor became equal.
ياO بَنيsons of هاشِمHashim أَفيقواawaken فإِنَّfor indeed الthe
يا بَني هاشِم أَفيقوا فإِنَّ ال
مُلكَkingship مِنكُمfrom among you حَيثُwhere العَصاthe staff والرِداءُand the mantle
مُلكَ مِنكُم حَيثُ العَصا والرِداءُ
O sons of Hashim, awaken! For
kingship among you lies where the staff and mantle are.
ماnot لِهارونَfor Harun فيamong قُريشQuraysh كفيٌّan equal
ما لِهارونَ في قُريش كفيٌّ
وقُريشُand Quraysh لَيسَتare not لَهُمto them أَكفاءُequals
وقُريشُ لَيسَت لَهُم أَكفاءُ
Harun has no equal among Quraysh,
and Quraysh are not their equals.