أرىI see الشّرفينthe nobles ليسnot لهمfor them عُهودٌpledges
أرى الشّرفين ليس لهم عُهودٌ
وعُذرهمُand their excuse بصاحبهمfor their companion حثيثُswift
وعُذرهمُ بصاحبهم حثيثُ
I see the nobles keep no pledges,
And their excuse for their companion comes swiftly.
فأحسنهمso their finest وأحمدُهمand their most praiseworthy قبيحٌugly
فأحسنهم وأحمدُهم قبيحٌ
ومذُمومٌand blameworthy بذاof this شاعspread الحديثُthe report
ومذُمومٌ بذا شاع الحديثُ
So their finest and most praiseworthy are ugly
And blameworthy; word of this has spread.
وإنّand indeed عليهمtheir exalted one أبداalways وضيعٌlowly
وإنّ عليهم أبدا وضيعٌ
تراهyou see him وإنّand indeed طيبّهمtheir good one خبيثُvile
تراه وإنّ طيبّهم خبيثُ
And indeed their exalted one is forever lowly,
As you see him; and indeed their good one is vile.
Sol 6.1