قُسِّمْتُI was apportioned قسمةَa division عدْلٍof fairness
قُسِّمْتُ قسمةَ عدْلٍ
فصرْتُand so I became عندَamong الصدورِthe eminent
فصرْتُ عندَ الصدورِ
I was apportioned in a fair division,
I was apportioned in fairness
And so I came to be among the eminent;
Thus I stood among the bosoms
وقدْand indeed تقنَّعتُI contented myself مِنهمْfrom them
وقدْ تقنَّعتُ مِنهمْ
بماwith what يقيمُsustains سطوريmy lines
بما يقيمُ سطوري
And I have been content to receive from them
And I had become content with them
What sustains my lines.
With what makes my lines upright