ياO منyou who عرفناwe knew كيفhow كنwere (continued next line)
يا من عرفنا كيف كن
تyou (completes 'you were') وانتand you تعرفyou know كيفhow كناwe were
ت وانت تعرف كيف كنا
O you, we knew what you were like,
O you who knew how you were
and you know what we were like.
And you know how we were
لاdo not تدعيclaim ماwhat ليسis not فيin
لا تدعي ما ليس في
كyou فماfor there is no لماfor what تبديهyou display it معنىmeaning
ك فما لما تبديه معنى
Do not claim what is not in
Do not claim what is not in you
you; for what you display has no meaning.
For what you show has no meaning
لوif كنتyou were تمشيyou walk مثلماjust as
لو كنت تمشي مثلما
قدindeed كنتyou were تمشيyou walk كانit would be اهناmore pleasant
قد كنت تمشي كان اهنا
If you walked just as
If you walked as you used to walk
you once walked, it would be more pleasant.
People's eyes here wouldn't sleep from you
ماnot نامslept طرفeye الناسthe people عنwith regard to
ما نام طرف الناس عن
كyou فهاتso bring forth واروand recount الزورfalsehood عناabout us
ك فهات وارو الزور عنا
The people's eyes have not slept heedless of
So bring it on, spare us the lies
you; so go on, and tell lies about us.
No matter how much fault you show
مهماwhatever تبدىappears العيبthe fault منfrom
مهما تبدى العيب من
كyou فلاso not يجيءُcomes العيبthe fault مناfrom us
ك فلا يجيءُ العيب منا
Whatever fault appears from
The fault doesn't come from us
you, no fault comes from us.
Partial English translation: 9 of 10 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1