وَمَاand never بَدَأتُI acted first toward خليلاًa close friend لِيof mine أَخَاa brother of ثِقَةٍtrust
وَمَا بَدَأتُ خليلاً لِي أَخَا ثِقَةٍ
بِرِيبَةٍwith treachery لاno وَرَبِّby the Lord of الحِلِّthe land outside the sanctuary والَحرَمِand the sanctuary
بِرِيبَةٍ لا وَرَبِّ الحِلِّ والَحرَمِ
Never have I been the first to treat a friend of mine, a trusted brother,
I did not begin a sincere friend, a trusted brother,
With treachery—no, by the Lord of the lands outside the sanctuary and the sanctuary itself.
With suspicion. No! By the Lord of the Sanctuary.
يَأبَىforbids لِيَfor me اللهُGod خَونَbetrayal of الأَصفياءtrue friends وإنeven if
يَأبَى لِيَ اللهُ خَونَ الأَصفياء وإن
خانُواthey betray وِداديmy affection لأَنِّيbecause I حاجِزيmy restraint كَرَميmy nobility
خانُوا وِدادي لأَنِّي حاجِزي كَرَمي
God forbids me to betray true friends, even if
God would not let me betray the loyal, even if
They betray my affection, for my nobility restrains me.
They betrayed my affection. For my virtue bars me.
Sol 6.1