عجبتI marveled لماat what بلغتyou were told عنيabout me باطلاfalsely
عجبت لما بلغت عني باطلا
وظنكand your belief بيabout me فيهconcerning it لعمركby your life أعجبmore astonishing
وظنك بي فيه لعمرك أعجب
I marvel at the falsehood you were told about me;
and, by your life, your belief about me in this is more astonishing.
ثكلتmay I be bereft إذاthen نفسيmyself وعزيand my honor وأسرتيand my family
ثكلت إذا نفسي وعزي وأسرتي
بفقديthrough my loss ولاand may not أدركتI attain ماwhat كنتI was أطلبseeking
بفقدي ولا أدركت ما كنت أطلب
Then may I be bereft of myself, my honor, and my family,
through my loss, and may I never attain what I sought.
فكيفthen how بمنwith someone who لاحظno share (read as لا حظّ) ليfor me فيin لقائهmeeting him
فكيف بمن لاحظ لي في لقائه
وسيانand equally alike عنديto me وصلهcloseness with him والتجنبand avoidance
وسيان عندي وصله والتجنب
Then what of someone whose company offers me nothing,
when closeness with him and avoidance are alike to me?
فتقso trust (likely فثق) بأخin a brother أصفاكbestowed on you محضpure مودةaffection
فتق بأخ أصفاك محض مودة
تشاكلare alike منهاof it ماwhat بداappeared والتغيبand being out of sight
تشاكل منها ما بدا والتغيب
So [trust] in a brother who has offered you pure affection,
whose visible and hidden aspects are alike.
Sol 6.1