قَدindeed كَشَفناكَwe have tested you ياO سَعيدُSaʿīd فَماand not كُنwere (continued)
قَد كَشَفناكَ يا سَعيدُ فَما كُن
تَyou (verb ending) عَلىupon الكَشفِtesting بِالصَديقِa friend الصَدوقِsincere
تَ عَلى الكَشفِ بِالصَديقِ الصَدوقِ
We have tested you, O Saʿīd, and you were not
when tested, a true friend.
آكِلٌa devourer أَوor مُسَوِّغٌone who makes palatable لَحمَكَyour flesh الآthe devourer (continued)
آكِلٌ أَو مُسَوِّغٌ لَحمَكَ الآ
كِلَcompletion of 'devourer' أَوor باعِثٌan instigator عَلىto التَمزيقِtearing apart
كِلَ أَو باعِثٌ عَلى التَمزيقِ
A devourer, or one who makes your flesh palatable to the
devourer, or one who incites its tearing apart.
ماnot عَتبناwe reproached عَلَيكَagainst you حَتّىuntil رَأَيناwe saw
ما عَتبنا عَلَيكَ حَتّى رَأَينا
مِنكَfrom you عَقدَthe bond الإِخاءِof brotherhood غَيرَnot وَثيقِfirm
مِنكَ عَقدَ الإِخاءِ غَيرَ وَثيقِ
We did not reproach you until we saw
that your bond of brotherhood was not firm.
وَرَأَيناكَand we saw you وَاِعتِذارَكَand your apology قَدalready سَدbarred (continued)
وَرَأَيناكَ وَاِعتِذارَكَ قَد سَد
دَcompletion of 'barred' عَلَيهِagainst it العِتابُreproach كُلَّevery طَريقِpath
دَ عَلَيهِ العِتابُ كُلَّ طَريقِ
And we saw you, your apology already blocked
at every turn by reproach.
Sol 6.1