العَدلُjustice ميزانيmy scale فَمنso whoever يرَdeems غيرَهُanything other than it
العَدلُ ميزاني فَمن يرَ غيرَهُ
عَدلاjust فإنَّيthen I تارِكٌforsaking ميزانَهُhis scale
عَدلا فإنَّي تارِكٌ ميزانَهُ
Justice is my scale; whoever deems anything else
Justice is my scale, so if one sees
just, I forsake his scale.
Injustice as justice, I abandon their scale.
والحِلُمand forbearance منof شَأنيmy nature فإنْso if شانَmars امرُؤٌa man
والحِلُم من شَأني فإنْ شانَ امرُؤٌ
أدَباًcourtesy بَحدَّتِهِwith his harshness فحِلميthen my forbearance زانَهُadorns it
أدَباً بَحدَّتِهِ فحِلمي زانَهُ
And forbearance is part of my nature; if a man mars
Clemency is my way, so if a person
courtesy with his harshness, my forbearance adorns it.
Acts with harshness, my clemency adorns it.