ياO منyou who يليoversee أمرthe affairs of القضاjudging (word continues)
يا من يلي أمر القضا
ءِcompletes 'judging' وذاكand that منfrom سوءِthe ill turn of القضاءِfate
ءِ وذاك من سوءِ القضاءِ
O you who oversee the affairs of justice,
And that is an ill turn of fate!
ويلwoe لقاضيto the judge of الأرضearth يوday (word continues)
ويل لقاضي الأرض يو
مcompletes 'day' الدينJudgment منfrom قاضيthe Judge of السماءِheaven
م الدين من قاضي السماءِ
Woe to the judge of earth on the Day
of Judgment, from the Judge of heaven!
كمhow many منof يتيمan orphan قدindeed حشرcrammed (verb continues)
كم من يتيم قد حشر
تyou (verb ending) غناهhis wealth فيinto ذاكthat الوعاءِthe vessel
ت غناه في ذاك الوعاءِ
How many an orphan—you have crammed
his wealth into that vessel!
ولربand many a ثكلىbereaved mother قدindeed تركleft (verb continues)
ولرب ثكلى قد ترك
تyou (verb ending) بعينهاin her eye أثرthe trace of البكاءِweeping
ت بعينها أثر البكاءِ
And many a bereaved mother—you have left
the trace of weeping in her eye.
فسمنتso you grew fat منfrom هَزلthe emaciation of اليتيمthe orphan
فسمنت من هَزل اليتيم
نعمyes ومنand from غزلthe spinning of الإماءِthe slave women
نعم ومن غزل الإماءِ
So you have grown fat from the orphan's wasting,
Yes, and from the slave women's spinning.