بئسwretched is الصداقةfriendship عقباهاits outcome العداواتenmities
بئس الصداقة عقباها العداوات
وشرهاand its worst دخنةtainted with rancor فيهاin it الهدناتtruces
وشرها دخنة فيها الهدنات
Wretched is friendship whose end is enmity.
The friendship, its consequence is enmity
And worst are its truces, clouded with rancor.
And its evil is like smoke, in it armistices
لاno خيرgood فيin عدةa promise بالخيرof good ممطلةٍdeferred
لا خير في عدة بالخير ممطلةٍ
بئسwretched are الوعودpromises التيthat فيهاin them الملاواتdelays
بئس الوعود التي فيها الملاوات
There is no good in a promise of good deferred.
No good in a number that delays goodness
Wretched are promises filled with delays.
Evil are the promises in which there are flatteries
نياتناour intentions صلحتwere sincere فيكمtoward you فليتso if only لكمfor you
نياتنا صلحت فيكم فليت لكم
فيناtoward us صلحنwere sincere عقيداتconvictions ونياتand intentions
فينا صلحن عقيدات ونيات
Our intentions toward you were sincere; if only you had
Our intentions reconciled in you, if only for you
sincere convictions and intentions toward us.
In us intentions and faiths reconciled
منكمfrom you عليناagainst us جنياتwrongs وليسand there are no لناon our part
منكم علينا جنيات وليس لنا
فيكمagainst you علىdespite ماwhat تجنيتمyou did wrong جنياتwrongs
فيكم على ما تجنيتم جنيات
From you come wrongs against us, yet we have no
From you to us, treasuries, and we have not
wrongs against you, despite the wrongs you have done.
In you for what you hoarded, treasuries
عيونناour eyes ماnot هنتfound ease نوماًsleep وأعينكمand your eyes
عيوننا ما هنت نوماً وأعينكم
بالنومin sleep بعدafter النوىseparation عناfrom us هنياتat ease
بالنوم بعد النوى عنا هنيات
Our eyes have found no ease in sleep, while your eyes
Our eyes did not sleep, and your eyes
rest easy in sleep after parting from us.
With sleep after purpose away from us slept
ليسis not العتابreproach بجلابa bringer of الودادaffection وإنand if
ليس العتاب بجلاب الوداد وإن
طالwas prolonged العتابreproach بهthrough it زلنvanished الموداتaffections
طال العتاب به زلن المودات
Reproach does not bring affection; and if
Reproach does not bring affection even if
reproach is prolonged, affections vanish through it.
Prolonged reproach makes affections slip
قلوبناour hearts ماnot خلتgrew empty منكمof you لبينكمbecause of your parting
قلوبنا ما خلت منكم لبينكم
مناfrom us قلوبكمyour hearts فهيso they are الخلياتthe empty ones
منا قلوبكم فهي الخليات
Our hearts have not emptied of you at your parting
Our hearts did not empty of you, between you
from us; your hearts are the empty ones.
And us hearts, they are the emptinesses
لاno غايةlimit دركتwas reached فيin بغضhatred ذيone possessing حسfeeling
لا غاية دركت في بغض ذي حس
للحبfor love كالبغضlike hatred لمnot يدركنare reached غاياتlimits
للحب كالبغض لم يدركن غايات
No limit has been reached in a sensitive person's hatred;
No limit have I grasped in hating one of perception
for love, as for hatred, no limits have been reached.
For love like hating, limits were not grasped
للحبfor love والبغضand hatred آياتsigns تدلهماindicate them both
للحب والبغض آيات تدلهما
وكلand every شيءٍthing لهit has وصفٌa description وآياتand signs
وكل شيءٍ له وصفٌ وآيات
Love and hatred have signs that reveal them both.
For love and hate, signs leading them
And everything has a description and signs.
And everything has traits and signs
لولاwere it not for التسليtaking solace بأبياتin verses بعثنthey brought لناto us
لولا التسلي بأبيات بعثن لنا
داءillness وكمand how many أسلتconsoled المحزونthe sorrowful أبياتverses
داء وكم أسلت المحزون أبيات
Were it not for solace in verses, they would have brought us
If not consoled by verses, roused for us
illness; and how many verses have consoled the sorrowful!
Sickness, and how many verses consoled the grieved
أبياتdwellings أحبابloved ones قلبيmy heart فيin الحشاthe breast بنيتwere built
أبيات أحباب قلبي في الحشا بنيت
وفيand in الفؤادthe heart لهمfor them نادٍa gathering place وأبياتand dwellings
وفي الفؤاد لهم نادٍ وأبيات
The dwellings of those my heart loves have been built within my breast;
Verses of loved ones of my heart in desolation I built
and in my heart they have a gathering place and dwellings.
And in the bosom for them a comrade and verses
Sol 6.1