عجبت لما بلغت عني باطلا

عجبت لما بلغت عني باطلا

وظنك بي فيه لعمرك أعجب

وظنك بي فيه لعمرك أعجب

I marvel at the falsehood you were told about me;

I'm amazed at the lies that reached you about me

And, by your life, your believing it of me is stranger still.

And your assumptions surely astonished me more

ثكلت إذا نفسي وعزي وأسرتي

ثكلت إذا نفسي وعزي وأسرتي

بفقدي ولا أدركت ما كنت أطلب

بفقدي ولا أدركت ما كنت أطلب

May my soul, my honor, and my family then be bereaved

May I be bereaved if I lost my soul, dignity, and family

By losing me, and may I never attain what I sought.

By missing what I never sought to obtain

فكيف بمن لاحظ لي في لقائه

فكيف بمن لاحظ لي في لقائه

وسيان عندي وصله والتجنب

وسيان عندي وصله والتجنب

What, then, of one whose company affords me no pleasure,

So what of one who barely glanced at me when we met

Whose company and avoidance are alike to me?

It's all the same to me, his presence or avoidance

فتق بأخ أصفاك محض مودة

فتق بأخ أصفاك محض مودة

تشاكل منها ما بدا والتغيب

تشاكل منها ما بدا والتغيب

So trust a brother who has shown you pure affection,

So trust, my brother, my sincere affection

The same in what is visible and what is hidden.

It remains unchanged, whether we meet or part