إذاif ماever (emphatic) الصديقthe friend جنىdoes wrong واعتذرand apologizes
إذا ما الصديق جنى واعتذر
وعاودand repeats فيin فعلهhis conduct واستمرand persists
وعاود في فعله واستمر
If ever a friend does wrong and apologizes,
then repeats his conduct and persists,
فذاكthen that one عدوكyour enemy لاdo not تلقهmeet him
فذاك عدوك لا تلقه
ولاand do not تانسنّever feel at ease بهwith him والحذرand beware
ولا تانسنّ به والحذر
that is your enemy—do not meet him,
nor ever feel at ease with him—and beware.
ولوand if كانhe were مستبصراdiscerning منصفاfair
ولو كان مستبصرا منصفا
وقدand indeed رابهtroubled him منكabout you ريبa misgiving عذرhe would have excused
وقد رابه منك ريب عذر
Had he been discerning and fair,
he would have excused you, though misgivings about you troubled him.
ولكنand yet حداهdrove him علىto ماwhat أتاهhe did it
ولكن حداه على ما أتاه
فسادcorruption الطباعnatural dispositions ولؤمand baseness الظفرtriumph
فساد الطباع ولؤم الظفر
But what drove him to what he did
was corrupt character and baseness in triumph.
Sol 6.1