وَإِذاand when صَفىbecame pure وُدّيmy affection لَهُfor him
وَإِذا صَفى وُدّي لَهُ
زادَتincreased مَوَدَّتَهُhis affection كُدورَهcloudiness
زادَت مَوَدَّتَهُ كُدورَه
And when my affection for him becomes pure,
When my affection for him is pure
His affection grows more clouded.
His affection for me grows like the full moon
فَكَأَنَّماso it is as though ماتَdied الوَفاfidelity (continued)
فَكَأَنَّما ماتَ الوَفا
ءُfinal part of 'fidelity' فَلَيسَso it is not مُرتَجِياًhoping for نُشورَهits resurrection
ءُ فَلَيسَ مُرتَجِياً نُشورَه
So it is as though fidelity has died,
So it's as if loyalty has died
And so it has no hope of its resurrection.
And cannot hope for its revival
وَالحُرُّand the noble man يُظهِرُshows لِلعَدُوto the enemy (continued)
وَالحُرُّ يُظهِرُ لِلعَدُو
وِfinal part of 'enemy' صَداقَةًfriendship عِندَin times of الضُرورَةnecessity
وِ صَداقَةً عِندَ الضُرورَة
And the noble man shows the enemy
The free man shows his enemy
Friendship in times of necessity.
Friendship in time of need
Sol 6.1