العَيشُlife ثِقلٌa burden وَقاضيand the judge of الأَرضِthe land مُمتَحِنٌis tested
العَيشُ ثِقلٌ وَقاضي الأَرضِ مُمتَحِنٌ
يُضحيhe reaches morning وَنِصفُand half of خُصومِthe litigants of المِصرِthe city يَشكونَهcomplain about him
يُضحي وَنِصفُ خُصومِ المِصرِ يَشكونَه
Life is a burden, and the land’s judge is put to the test.
By morning, half the city’s litigants are complaining about him.
زَكّوهُthey vouched for him دَهراًfor years فَلَمّاbut when صارَhe became قاضِيَهُمtheir judge
زَكّوهُ دَهراً فَلَمّا صارَ قاضِيَهُم
وَاِستَعمَلَand he applied الحَقَّjustice عادواthey reverted لاnot يُزَكّونَهvouching for him
وَاِستَعمَلَ الحَقَّ عادوا لا يُزَكّونَه
They vouched for him for years; but when he became their judge
and upheld justice, they ceased to vouch for him.
يَصومُthey fast ناسٌsome people عَنِfrom الزادِfood المُباحِpermitted لَهُمto them
يَصومُ ناسٌ عَنِ الزادِ المُباحِ لَهُم
وَيَغتَذونَand they feed بِلَحمٍon meat لاnot يُذَكّونَهslaughtering it lawfully
وَيَغتَذونَ بِلَحمٍ لا يُذَكّونَه
Some people fast from food permitted to them,
yet feed on meat they have not slaughtered lawfully.
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