كنتI used to أثنيpraise عليكyou خيراًfavorably فلماbut when
كنت أثني عليك خيراً فلما
أضمرharbored القلبthe heart منof نوالكyour bounty ياساdespair
أضمر القلب من نوالك ياسا
I used to speak well of you, but when
I used to praise you well, but when
My heart harbored despair of your bounty,
The heart harbored your abandonment, it was anguished
كنتI was ذاpossessing منصبstanding; rank قنيتI cherished حياءmodesty
كنت ذا منصب قنيت حياء
لمnot أقلI said غيرexcept أنthat هجرتكI forsook you بأساill; harm
لم أقل غير أن هجرتك بأسا
Being a man of standing, I held fast to modesty;
I used to hold a high position, I was shy
I spoke no ill; I merely forsook you.
I only said that parting from you was agony
لمnot أطقI could bear ماwhat أردتyou intended بيfor me ياO بنson of مرواMarwā— (name fragment)
لم أطق ما أردت بي يا بن مروا
ن—n (completes Marwan) ستلقىyou will find إذاif أردتyou wish أناساpeople
ن ستلقى إذا أردت أناسا
I could not bear what you intended for me, O son of Marwan;
I could not bear what you wanted with me, O son of Marwa
If you wish, you will find people
You will find, if you want, people
يقبلونthey accept الخسيسthe paltry منكfrom you ويثنوand they praise—
يقبلون الخسيس منك ويثنو
نverb ending completing 'they praise' ثناءpraise مدapparently begins مدخمسا: veiled خمساapparently completes مدخمسا: veiled دخماساmurky; obscure (uncertain)
ن ثناء مد خمسا دخماسا
Who accept the paltry from you and offer
Who accept the lowly from you and praise
Veiled and murky praise [the final wording is uncertain].
Lavish praise that was given blindly
Sol 6.1