أَسَأتُI erred إِذwhen أَحسَنتُI made favorable ظَنّيmy opinion بِكُمof you
أَسَأتُ إِذ أَحسَنتُ ظَنّي بِكُم
وَلَمand did not يَنَلنيreach me مِنكَfrom you إِحسانُkindness
وَلَم يَنَلني مِنكَ إِحسانُ
I erred when I thought well of you,
I was wrong when I thought good of you,
and no kindness from you reached me.
And received from you no kindness.
أَقَلُّthe least حَقيmy due ضَربُstriking حَلقيmy throat عَلىfor
أَقَلُّ حَقي ضَربُ حَلقي عَلى
تَوَهُّميmy imagining أَنَّكَthat you are إِنسانُa human being
تَوَهُّمي أَنَّكَ إِنسانُ
The least I deserve is a blow to my throat for
It is my right, at least, to beat my throat
imagining that you are human.
Because I fancied you were human.
Sol 6.1