ألاAh! ربّmany a مولىًfriend غرَّنيdeceived me منamong عُهودِهِhis pledges
ألا ربّ مولىً غرَّني من عُهودِهِ
يمينٌan oath علَيْهاupon it صافَحَتْنيclasped my hand يَمينُهُhis right hand
يمينٌ علَيْها صافَحَتْني يَمينُهُ
Ah, many a friend's pledge has deceived me—
an oath upon which his right hand clasped mine.
أَكابدُI endure منهfrom him ضدَّthe opposite of ماwhat أَستحقُّهُI deserve it
أَكابدُ منه ضدَّ ما أَستحقُّهُ
فأَصدُقُfor I am sincere فيin ودِّيmy affection لهُfor him ويَمينُand lies هُوْhe
فأَصدُقُ في ودِّي لهُ ويَمينُ هُوْ
I endure from him the opposite of what I deserve;
for I am sincere in my affection for him, while he lies.
عجبتُI marveled لأخلاقِat the character of اللئامِthe ignoble كأنّهمas though they
عجبتُ لأخلاقِ اللئامِ كأنّهم
عنِfrom الكرمِgenerosity المَعْجونِkneaded فيin شيميmy character traits نُهواthey were forbidden
عنِ الكرمِ المَعْجونِ في شيمي نُهوا
I marveled at the ways of the ignoble, as though they
had been forbidden the generosity kneaded into my character.
Sol 6.1