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I accused him of being unjust and mean so he corrected me

هويت بخيلا ظالما فاستقادني

1. I accused him of being unjust and mean so he corrected me
I loved him to the point that I emulated his actions

١. هويتُ بخيلاً ظالماً فاستقادَني
هوايَ له حتى اقتديتُ بفعلِهِ

2. So I grew fond of one called unjust for his injustice
And I grew fond of one called stingy for his stinginess

٢. فأحببتُ مَن يُدعى ظلوماً لظلمه
وأحببتُ مَن يُدعي بخيلاً لبخلِهِ

3. I see his injustice as beautiful as his justice
So he obliged me in his estrangement with gratitude and his affection

٣. أرى ظلمَه عندي جميلاً كعدلِهِ
فألزمني في هجره شكرَ وصلِهِ

4. I composed for him a poem so that none would gloat over me
In which I counted his refusal extravagance of his generosity

٤. صنعتُ لكيلا يشمتوا بي قصيدة
إليه تعدُّ المنعَ إسرافَ بذلِهِ