مَلِكٌ مُقْسِطٌ وَأَفْضَلُ مَنْ يَمْشِي وَمَنْ دُونَ مَا لَدَيْهِ الثَّنَاءُ
Meaning: He is a just ruler, the most distinguished among people; praise itself falls short of his qualities.
Malik muqsiṭ means a ruler acting justly; muqsiṭ has the positive sense of fairness. Afḍalu man yamshī is a superlative expression. The closing phrase suggests that commendation cannot fully equal the ruler’s virtues.
This praise prepares for the coming appeal: the speaker invokes the integrity of the authority before whom the dispute is placed.