إِذاwhen أَقبَلَprospers الإِنسانُthe human being فيin الدَهرِtime صُدِّقَتare believed
إِذا أَقبَلَ الإِنسانُ في الدَهرِ صُدِّقَت
أَحاديثُهُhis accounts عَنabout نَفسِهِhimself وَهوَwhile he كاذِبُa liar
أَحاديثُهُ عَن نَفسِهِ وَهوَ كاذِبُ
When a man prospers in life, credence is given
To his accounts of himself, though he is a liar.
أَتوهِمُنيdo you make me believe بِالمَكرِthrough deceit أَنَّكَthat you نافِعيhelping me
أَتوهِمُني بِالمَكرِ أَنَّكَ نافِعي
وَماand not أَنتَyou إِلّاexcept فيin حِبالِكَyour snares جاذِبُdrawing in
وَما أَنتَ إِلّا في حِبالِكَ جاذِبُ
Do you deceitfully make me believe that you are helping me,
While you are only drawing me into your snares?
وَتَأكُلُand you eat لَحمَthe flesh of الخِلِّthe close friend مُستَعذِباًrelishing لَهُfor it
وَتَأكُلُ لَحمَ الخِلِّ مُستَعذِباً لَهُ
وَتَزعُمُand you claim لِلأَقوامِto the people أَنَّكَthat you عاذِبُabstaining from food
وَتَزعُمُ لِلأَقوامِ أَنَّكَ عاذِبُ
And you eat your close friend's flesh, savoring it,
And claim to the people that you abstain from food.
Sol 6.1