ماwhat ليwith me يزاحمنيjostles me الخُلصانُal-Khulsan فيon طرقيmy paths
ما لي يزاحمني الخُلصانُ في طرقي
ولاwhile not أزاحمهI jostle him بالشعرwith poetry فيon طُرُقِهْhis paths
ولا أزاحمه بالشعر في طُرُقِهْ
Why does al-Khulsan jostle me on my paths,
Why do they bother me on my path
while I do not jostle him with poetry on his paths?
When I don't bother them with verse on their roads
لاlet not يجهلنact insolently علىtoward حلميmy forbearance أخوa man of ثقةconfidence
لا يجهلن على حلمي أخو ثقة
فالجهلfor insolence منpart of خلقيmy nature إنif كانit is منpart of خلقهhis nature
فالجهل من خلقي إن كان من خلقه
Let no confident man act insolently toward my forbearance;
Let no confidant blame my forbearance
for insolence is in my nature if it is in his.
For ignorance is my nature if it is theirs
Sol 6.1