حقدتُI bore a grudge عليكagainst you ذنباًa wrong بعدafter ذنبٍa wrong
حقدتُ عليك ذنباً بعد ذنبٍ
ولوand if أحسنتyou had done good كانwould have been الحقدthe grudge شكراgratitude
ولو أحسنت كان الحقد شكرا
I bore you a grudge for wrong after wrong;
I resented you for one sin after another
and had you done good, that grudge would have been gratitude.
Though had you been good, resentment would have been gratitude
أديميmy skin منfrom أديمskin الأرضthe earth فاعلمso know
أديمي من أديم الأرض فاعلم
أُسيءI spoil الرَّيعَthe yield حينwhen تسيءyou do badly بذراin sowing
أُسيء الرَّيعَ حين تسيء بذرا
My skin is of the earth's skin, so know this:
My nature is of the nature of the earth, so know
I give a poor yield when you sow poorly.
I reap mischief when mischief you sow
ولمand not تكwas ياO لكyours الخيراتُblessings أرضٌsoil
ولم تك يا لك الخيراتُ أرضٌ
لتُزرعto be sown خربقاًhellebore فتريعand then yield بُراwheat
لتُزرع خربقاً فتريع بُرا
And no soil—may blessings be yours—could ever
Had you not been, for you good things the land
be sown with hellebore and then yield wheat.
To grow ruin and reap sterility
أؤديI return إنif فعلتyou do الخيرgood خيراًgood
أؤدي إن فعلت الخير خيراً
إليكto you وإنand if فعلتyou do الشرevil شراevil
إليك وإن فعلت الشر شرا
If you do good, I return good
I repay good with good if I do good
to you; and if you do evil, evil.
And evil with evil if I do wrong
ولستُand I am not مكافئاًrepaying بالنُّكرwith wrongdoing عُرْفاًkindness
ولستُ مكافئاً بالنُّكر عُرْفاً
ولستand I am not مكافئاًrepaying بالعرفwith kindness نكراwrongdoing
ولست مكافئاً بالعرف نكرا
I do not repay kindness with wrongdoing,
I do not reward kindness with ingratitude
nor do I repay wrongdoing with kindness.
Nor repay gratitude with rejection
يسمَّىis called الحقدthe grudge عيباًa fault وهْوthough it is مدحٌpraise
يسمَّى الحقد عيباً وهْو مدحٌ
كماjust as يدعونthey call حلوsweet الحقtruth مرّاbitter
كما يدعون حلو الحق مرّا
A grudge is called a fault, though it is praiseworthy,
Resentment is called a flaw yet it is praise
just as they call sweet truth bitter.
Just as they call the bitter truth sour
Sol 6.1