إنif كانit was قدalready حجبوهthey hid him عنيfrom me غيرةًout of jealousy
إن كان قد حجبوه عني غيرةً
منهمon their part عليهover him فقدthen indeed قنعتI contented myself بذكرهwith mentioning him
منهم عليه فقد قنعت بذكره
If they have hidden him from me out of jealousy
On their part over him, then I am content with mentioning him.
كالمسكlike musk ضاعwafted fragrance لناto us وضاعand was lost مكانهits whereabouts
كالمسك ضاع لنا وضاع مكانه
عناfrom us فأغنىso sufficed نشرهits fragrance عنin place of نشرهspreading it out
عنا فأغنى نشره عن نشره
Like musk, whose scent wafts to us while its whereabouts are lost
To us—its fragrance spares us the need to spread it out.
Sol 6.1