وصاحبُand the master of الحوضِthe Pool يَسقيgives drink to منwhoever ألمَّcomes بهِto him
وصاحبُ الحوضِ يَسقي من ألمَّ بهِ
منfrom among الخلائقِcreated beings لاneither أحْبىshowed favor (unclear here) ولاnor رَتَقاclosed off (unclear here)
من الخلائقِ لا أحْبى ولا رَتَقا
And the master of the Pool gives drink to whoever comes to him,
Roaming by the basin, the one pained
From among created beings—neither favoring nor shutting anyone out [wording uncertain].
Gives drink to souls, bonded or estranged
قيمُkeeper of نارٍa fire بهِwith him تَرضىis pleased يقولُhe says لهاto it
قيمُ نارٍ بهِ تَرضى يقولُ لها
ذاthis one ليis mine وذاand this one لكِis yours (feminine) قسمٌan allotment لمnot يَكنْwas عَلَقاsuspended; unresolved
ذا لي وذا لكِ قسمٌ لم يَكنْ عَلَقا
Keeper of a fire pleased with him, he says to it:
"For you, for me - though unjustly gained"
“This one is mine, and this one yours”—an allotment never left in suspense.
To flames that thus he had arranged