وَذِيand one possessed of سَفَهٍfoolishness أَلْقَيْتُI cast فَضْلَthe slack of خِطامِهِhis halter
وَذِي سَفَهٍ أَلْقَيْتُ فَضْلَ خِطامِهِ
إِلَيْهِto him وَكَمْand how often أَبْقىshowed forbearance علىtoward جَهْلِهِhis ignorance عِلْميmy learning
إِلَيْهِ وَكَمْ أَبْقى على جَهْلِهِ عِلْمي
And a fool—I cast the slack of his halter
To him; how often my learning has borne with his ignorance!
فَلَمّاbut when أَبَىhe refused إِلّاanything but طِماحاًstraining إِلىtoward الخَنَىfoul speech
فَلَمّا أَبَى إِلّا طِماحاً إِلى الخَنَى
تَجافَيْتُI drew away عَنْهُfrom him والتَفَتُّand I turned إِلىto حِلْمِيmy forbearance
تَجافَيْتُ عَنْهُ والتَفَتُّ إِلى حِلْمِي
But when he insisted on straining toward foul speech,
I drew away from him and turned to my forbearance.
Sol 6.1