أقسمتُI swore باللهِby God لقدindeed كانَthere was فيin
أقسمتُ باللهِ لقد كانَ في
تركِrelinquishing الرشيدِal-Rashid الحكمَthe judgeship رأيٌa decision سديدْsound
تركِ الرشيدِ الحكمَ رأيٌ سديدْ
I swore by God: indeed, there was in
al-Rashid’s relinquishing the judgeship a sound decision.
ففازَso he escaped منْfrom حجرٍa restriction عظيمٍgreat وهلْand would
ففازَ منْ حجرٍ عظيمٍ وهلْ
يرضىhe accept بضربِthe imposition of الحجرِthe restraint وهْوwhile he is الرشيدْal-Rashid—the prudent
يرضى بضربِ الحجرِ وهْو الرشيدْ
So he escaped a severe restriction; and would
he accept being placed under restraint, when he is al-Rashid—the prudent?