أتانيcame to me مقالٌa remark منfrom أخٍa brother فاغتفرتُهُso I forgave it
أتاني مقالٌ من أخٍ فاغتفرتُهُ
وإنand even though كانthere was فيماin what دونَهُless than it وجهُcause for مَعْتَبِreproach
وإن كان فيما دونَهُ وجهُ مَعْتَبِ
A remark came to me from a brother, so I forgave it,
A message came to me from a brother, so I forgave him,
though even less than that would warrant reproach.
Even if there was something wrong in what he wrote,
وذكَّرتُand I reminded نفسيmy soul منهin him عندat امتعاضهاits indignation
وذكَّرتُ نفسي منه عند امتعاضها
محاسنَvirtues تعفوwipe away الذنبَthe fault عنfrom كلevery مُذنبِoffender
محاسنَ تعفو الذنبَ عن كل مُذنبِ
And when my soul grew indignant, I reminded it of his
And I reminded myself when I was annoyed,
virtues, which wipe away the fault of every offender.
Of the virtues that forgive the sin of every sinner,
ومثليand one like me رأىsaw الحُسنىgoodness بعينٍwith an eye جَليَّةٍclear
ومثلي رأى الحُسنى بعينٍ جَليَّةٍ
وأغضىand closed his eyes عنto العوراءthe blemish غيرَwithout being مُؤنِّبِreproachful
وأغضى عن العوراء غيرَ مُؤنِّبِ
And one such as I sees goodness with a clear eye,
And one like me who sees good clearly,
and closes his eyes to the blemish, without reproach.
Overlooks blemishes without blaming,
فياso O هارباًone fleeing منfrom سُخطناour anger مُتنصلاًseeking to excuse oneself
فيا هارباً من سُخطنا مُتنصلاً
هربتَyou fled إلىto أنجىsafest مَفرٍّrefuge ومَهربِand retreat
هربتَ إلى أنجى مَفرٍّ ومَهربِ
So, O you fleeing our anger, seeking to excuse yourself,
So flee from our anger, escaping,
you have fled to the safest refuge and retreat.
You fled to the safest refuge,
فعذرُكfor your excuse مبسوطٌlaid out لديناbefore us مُقدَّمٌgiven precedence
فعذرُك مبسوطٌ لدينا مُقدَّمٌ
ووُدُّكand your affection مقبولٌaccepted بأهلٍwith a welcome ومرحبِand a hearty welcome
ووُدُّك مقبولٌ بأهلٍ ومرحبِ
For your excuse is laid out before us and given precedence,
Your excuse is outstretched before us, presented,
and your affection is received with a hearty welcome.
And your love is accepted, with family and welcome,
ولوand even if بَلَّغْتنيbrought me word عنكabout you أذْنيmy ear أقمتُهاI would place it
ولو بَلَّغْتني عنك أذْني أقمتُها
لديَّin my eyes مُقامَthe standing of الكاشحthe spiteful foe المُتكذّبِthe lying one
لديَّ مُقامَ الكاشح المُتكذّبِ
And even if my ear brought me word against you, I would give it
And if my ears conveyed you to me, I would stand them,
the standing, in my eyes, of a spiteful, lying foe.
Before me, like one accused but not lying,
ولستُand I am not بتقليبbecause of the turning of اللسانthe tongue مُصارماًsevering ties with
ولستُ بتقليب اللسان مُصارماً
خليليmy dear friend إذاif ماan emphatic particle القلبُthe heart لمdid not يتقلبِturn
خليلي إذا ما القلبُ لم يتقلبِ
Nor would I, for a turn of the tongue, break with
And I am not one to wag my tongue in hostility,
my dear friend, so long as the heart has not turned.
My friend, if the heart itself does not waver.
Sol 6.1