لولاwere it not for شماتةgloating أعداءenemies ذويpossessed of حسدٍenvy
لولا شماتة أعداء ذوي حسدٍ
أوor اغتنامُgaining benefit صديقٍa friend كانhad been يرجونيplacing his hopes in me
أو اغتنامُ صديقٍ كان يرجوني
Were it not for the gloating of envious enemies,
Or the gain of a friend who had placed his hopes in me,
لماwould not have طلبتُI sought منfrom الدنياthis world مراتبهاits ranks
لما طلبتُ من الدنيا مراتبها
ولاnor بذلتُI sacrificed لهاfor it عرضيmy honor ولاnor دينيmy faith
ولا بذلتُ لها عرضي ولا ديني
I would not have sought this world's ranks,
Nor sacrificed my honor or my faith for it.
Sol 6.1