صاحِبٌa companion كَالغِرِّlike a guileless man لَيسَnot أَرىI see
صاحِبٌ كَالغِرِّ لَيسَ أَرى
جِدَّهُhis earnestness مِنّيtoward me وَلاnor لَعِبَهhis jesting
جِدَّهُ مِنّي وَلا لَعِبَه
A companion, like a guileless man—I cannot discern
A friend in whose character I see no flaw
either his earnestness toward me or his jesting.
In whom my faults never cause disgust or fear
يَتَقينيguards himself against me بِالخِلابِwith deceitful flattery وَإِنand if
يَتَقيني بِالخِلابِ وَإِن
جَدَحواthey mixed عِرضيmy honor لَهُfor him شَرِبَهhe drank it
جَدَحوا عِرضي لَهُ شَرِبَه
He guards against me with deceitful flattery; yet if
With sweet talk he hides intent to slander me
they mix my honor for him, he drinks it.
Though others cast slurs, he feigns he did not hear
داعِياًpraying ليfor me بِالخُلودِfor everlasting life وَلَوyet if
داعِياً لي بِالخُلودِ وَلَو
طَلَبواthey asked مِنهُfrom him دَميmy blood وَهَبَهhe gave it
طَلَبوا مِنهُ دَمي وَهَبَه
He prays that I may live forever, yet if
With promises of friendship forever
they asked him for my blood, he would give it.
Though my blood some seek, he would not interfere
قَسَماًan oath بِالبَيتِby the House (Kaaba) طُفتُI circumambulated بِهِaround it
قَسَماً بِالبَيتِ طُفتُ بِهِ
وَبِرَميand by stoning جَمرَةِthe Jamrah (stoning site) العَقَبَهal-Aqabah
وَبِرَمي جَمرَةِ العَقَبَه
I swear by the House I have circumambulated,
I swear by the Kaaba I circled around
and by the stoning of Jamrat al-Aqabah.
And the pebbles I threw at Mina's pillars
Sol 6.1