حُرِمتُI was denied النُجحَsuccess حِرماناًa deprivation مُبيناmanifest
حُرِمتُ النُجحَ حِرماناً مُبينا
وَدافَعَand kept putting me off ظالِميmy oppressor حيناًfor a time فَحيناthen another time
وَدافَعَ ظالِمي حيناً فَحينا
I have been denied success, plainly denied,
and my oppressor kept putting me off, time after time.
وَأَصبَحَand has come to be قَدalready تَعَرَّضَinterposed himself دونَin the way of حَقّيmy right
وَأَصبَحَ قَد تَعَرَّضَ دونَ حَقّي
أَخَسُّthe basest قُضاتِكُمof your judges حَسَباًin lineage وَديناand in faith
أَخَسُّ قُضاتِكُم حَسَباً وَدينا
And now there stands in the way of my right
the basest of your judges in lineage and faith.
سَيَرضىhe will be content بِالبَناتِwith daughters إِذاwhen رَآهُhe sees him
سَيَرضى بِالبَناتِ إِذا رَآهُ
حَصيفٌa discerning man كانَhad been يَطَّلِبُseeking البَنيناsons
حَصيفٌ كانَ يَطَّلِبُ البَنينا
He will be content with daughters when he sees him—
a discerning man who had been seeking sons.
أَرىI find مائَتيmy hundred تَعَذَّرَhas proved impossible مُبتَغاهاits attainment
أَرى مائَتي تَعَذَّرَ مُبتَغاها
وَكانَand it was الحَقُّonly right أَنthat أُعطىI be given مِئيناhundreds
وَكانَ الحَقُّ أَن أُعطى مِئينا
I find my hundred impossible to obtain,
though by right I should have been given hundreds.
وَعُظمُand the greatest part بَلِيَّتيof my affliction أَلّاthat ... not أَرىI find ليfor myself
وَعُظمُ بَلِيَّتي أَلّا أَرى لي
عَلىagainst مَكروهِthe harm of دافِعِهاthe one withholding it مُعيناa helper
عَلى مَكروهِ دافِعِها مُعينا
And the worst of my affliction is that I find no one
to help me against the harm of the man withholding it.
أَباO father of حَسَنٍHasan وَثَمَّand there is عَفافُpurity نَفسٍof soul
أَبا حَسَنٍ وَثَمَّ عَفافُ نَفسٍ
وَآباءٌand forefathers شَصيمُa stern foe of الخائِنيناthe traitors
وَآباءٌ شَصيمُ الخائِنينا
O Abu Hasan—there is purity of soul,
and forefathers, you stern foe of traitors—
مَتىwhen تَهَبِwill you bestow التَفَضُّلَfavors عَنout of سَماحٍgenerosity
مَتى تَهَبِ التَفَضُّلَ عَن سَماحٍ
إِذاif لَمdo not تَقسِمِyou apportion الإِنصافَjustice فيناamong us
إِذا لَم تَقسِمِ الإِنصافَ فينا
when will you bestow favors out of generosity,
if you will not dispense justice among us?