لاdo not تلحreproach قلبthe heart of الشجىthe grieving one تقابلyou repay
لا تلح قلب الشجى تقابل
معروفthe kindness of أهلthe people of الورىhumankind بمنكرwith wrongdoing
معروف أهل الورى بمنكر
Do not reproach the grieving one's heart, repaying
the kindness of humankind with wrongdoing.
فلوfor if ترشفتyou sipped ريقthe saliva of فيهhis mouth
فلو ترشفت ريق فيه
كنتyou would be يقيناًsurely ياO صاحfriend تسكرyou become drunk
كنت يقيناً يا صاح تسكر
For if you sipped the saliva of his mouth,
you would surely, my friend, become drunk.
Sol 6.1