جزىmay reward اللهGod منwhoever أقصىkept away وصارand became مخالفيmy opponent
جزى الله من أقصى وصار مخالفي
علىover خلقيmy character منfrom بينamong نأيone far away وحاضرand one present
على خلقي من بين نأي وحاضر
May God reward whoever kept me at a distance and became my opponent,
Over my character, whether distant or near.
تجنّبنيhe shunned me وازورعنّيand turned away from me فسرّنيthus pleased me
تجنّبني وازورعنّي فسرّني
لتخفيفهfor his easing عنّيfrom me بإعراضthrough the rejection of واترa foe
لتخفيفه عنّي بإعراض واتر
He shunned me and turned away from me, thus pleasing me
By easing my burden through a foe's rejection.
أرانيhe showed me مكانيmy place الخوفfear منهof him فخفتهso I feared him
أراني مكاني الخوف منه فخفته
وأمّننيand made me safe مكرthe guile of الصديقthe friend المكاشرthe grinning one
وأمّنني مكر الصديق المكاشر
He showed me my grounds for fearing him, so I feared him,
And made me safe from the guile of the grinning friend.
وأسقطand lifted عنيfrom me خدمةthe service of الوصلmaintaining ties طالباseeking
وأسقط عني خدمة الوصل طالبا
رضاthe approval of مهجتيّmy two hearts منfrom among خليطa companion وزائرand a visitor
رضا مهجتيّ من خليط وزائر
And spared me the labor of maintaining ties in pursuit of
The approval of my two dear hearts—a companion and a visitor.
فكمso how many غصّةa choking pang جرّعتهاI was made to swallow it متكارهاunwillingly
فكم غصّة جرّعتها متكارها
بإجمالthrough the courtesy of محبوبa beloved one ونفرةand the aversion of نافرone who shuns
بإجمال محبوب ونفرة نافر
How many a choking pang I was made to swallow unwillingly,
Through a loved one's courtesy and a shunner's aversion.
ومنand who ذاthat one الذيwho منamong صاحبa companion ومعاشرand an associate
ومن ذا الذي من صاحب ومعاشر
وجدتI found وفيّاfaithful عندat دورthe turning of الدوائرfortune's wheels
وجدت وفيّا عند دور الدوائر
And whom, among companions and associates,
Have I found faithful when fortune's wheels turn?
رأيتI saw صديقa friend of الصدقsincerity أعوزproved elusive نيلهُattaining him
رأيت صديق الصدق أعوز نيلهُ
سوىexcept ماwhat وجدّناwe found فيin سطورthe lines of الدفاترthe books
سوى ما وجدّنا في سطور الدفاتر
I saw that a true friend was hard to find,
Except what we found in the lines of books.
Sol 6.1