غابwent away عذوليmy reproacher وأتىand he came لاحياscolding
غاب عذولي وأتى لاحيا
يبغيhe seeks استماعيmy listening قولهhis words بغتهsuddenly
يبغي استماعي قوله بغته
My reproacher went away, then returned scolding,
Seeking to have me hear his words without warning.
فلمso … not يكنbe عنديwith me لهfor him لفتةa glance
فلم يكن عندي له لفتة
واللهby God لاnot قصداdeliberately ولاnor لفتهinadvertently (apparently intended as فلتة)
والله لا قصدا ولا لفته
Yet I gave him not a glance—
By God, neither deliberately nor inadvertently.
Sol 6.1