هاbehold قدindeed علِمْتَyou have known صحيحthe sincerity of ودّيmy affection
ها قد علِمْتَ صحيح ودّي
ورضيتَand you accepted بعدafter القُرْبِcloseness بُعْديmy distance
ورضيتَ بعد القُرْبِ بُعْدي
Behold, you know my affection is true,
You knew my true affection
yet after closeness, you accepted my distance.
Yet accepted my distance after closeness
وجهَدتَand you strained نفسَكyourself فيin العُدوturning away (word begins)
وجهَدتَ نفسَك في العُدو
لِcompletion of 'turning away' عنfrom الصداقةِfriendship كلَّevery جَهْدِeffort
لِ عن الصداقةِ كلَّ جَهْدِ
And you strained yourself to turn
You exerted yourself with enmity
away from friendship with all your might.
Making every effort to abandon friendship
ولقدand indeed تخِذْتُكI took you ليfor myself أخاًa brother
ولقد تخِذْتُك لي أخاً
فرفضتَنيso you rejected me ونقَضْتَand you broke عهديmy covenant
فرفضتَني ونقَضْتَ عهدي
And indeed, I took you as my brother,
I had taken you as a brother
yet you rejected me and broke my covenant.
Yet you rejected and broke our pact
وبعثتَand you sent ليto me برسالةٍa letter
وبعثتَ لي برسالةٍ
عنfrom صدرِa breast ذيpossessing حنقrage وحقدِand rancor
عن صدرِ ذي حنق وحقدِ
And you sent me a letter
You sent me a message
from a breast full of rage and rancor.
From a bosom full of wrath and hatred
خُنتَyou betrayed الإخاءَbrotherhood فشِمْتَso you drew عضْa sharp blade (word begins)
خُنتَ الإخاءَ فشِمْتَ عضْ
بَcompletion of 'a sharp blade' الهَجْوsatire شيمةَthe manner of كلِّevery وغْدِscoundrel
بَ الهَجْو شيمةَ كلِّ وغْدِ
You betrayed brotherhood, then drew the sharp
You betrayed brotherhood so you earned
blade of satire, as every scoundrel does.
The habit of insulting all goodness
هذاall this وقلبُكwhile your heart عالمٌknows
هذا وقلبُك عالمٌ
بمحلِّكَof your standing المأثورِwell-known عنديwith me
بمحلِّكَ المأثورِ عندي
All this, though your heart knows
Yet your heart knows
your well-known standing with me.
Your esteemed place with me
أُسْديI bestow لكon you الفعلَthe deed الجميthe good (word begins)
أُسْدي لك الفعلَ الجمي
لَcompletion of 'the good' وليand on me قبيحَthe ugliness of الفعلِthe deed تُسْديyou bestow
لَ ولي قبيحَ الفعلِ تُسْدي
I bestow on you acts of kind-
I show you the best conduct
ness, while you bestow vile acts on me.
While you show me the ugliest deeds
Sol 6.1