جفاءٌunkindness جرىunfolded جهراopenly لدىbefore الناسthe people وانبسطand spread
جفاءٌ جرى جهرا لدى الناس وانبسط
رشاعunclear; possibly 'so it spread' وعنand from عرشthe throne التكتمsecrecy قدalready سقطfell
رشاع وعن عرش التكتم قد سقط
Unkindness unfolded openly before the people and spread.
[Perhaps: so it spread abroad], and fell from the throne of secrecy.
وطورand a manner عنabout الحرباءthe chameleon يشعرhints سرهits secret
وطور عن الحرباء يشعر سره
وعذرand an excuse اتىcame سراsecretly يؤكدconfirms ماwhat فرطoccurred earlier
وعذر اتى سرا يؤكد ما فرط
And a manner whose secret hints at the chameleon,
And an excuse that came secretly confirms what went before.
ومنand whoever ظنthought انthat يمحوhe erases جليevident جفائهhis unkindness
ومن ظن ان يمحو جلي جفائه
ومنهاجهand his course المقضبيunclear; possibly 'leading' الىto اقجunclear; possibly 'ugliest' الخططthe schemes
ومنهاجه المقضبي الى اقج الخطط
And whoever thinks he can erase his evident unkindness
And his course, [perhaps: leading] to the [perhaps: ugliest] schemes,
يلفظhe utters; possibly intended as 'with a phrase' حوىcontained التمويهdeception كذبbelied ظنهhis supposition
يلفظ حوى التمويه كذب ظنه
خفيhidden اعتذارan apology فهوso he فيin اعظمthe greatest الغلطerror
خفي اعتذار فهو في اعظم الغلط
[Perhaps: with a phrase] that contained deception—his supposition was belied
By a hidden apology; so he is in the gravest error.
Sol 6.1