إِنّي أَتَيتُكَ لِلسَلا

إِنّي أَتَيتُكَ لِلسَلا

مِ تَكَلُّفاً مِنّي وَحُمقا

مِ تَكَلُّفاً مِنّي وَحُمقا

Indeed, I came to you to offer greet—

I came to you seeking peace

—ings, putting myself out and acting foolishly.

Foolishly on my part

فَصَدَدتَ عَنّي نَخوَةً

فَصَدَدتَ عَنّي نَخوَةً

وَتَجَبُّراً وَلَوَيتَ شِدقا

وَتَجَبُّراً وَلَوَيتَ شِدقا

But you turned away from me in pride

You turned from me disdainfully

and haughtiness, and twisted the corner of your mouth.

Arrogantly, and twisted your cheek

فَلَو أَنَّ رِزقي في يَدَي

فَلَو أَنَّ رِزقي في يَدَي

كَ لَما طَلَبتُ الدَهرَ رِزقا

كَ لَما طَلَبتُ الدَهرَ رِزقا

So if my sustenance lay in those two hands

If my sustenance was in your hands

of yours, I would never seek sustenance all my life.

I would not have sought it from this life