أعدreturn لهto him جوابيmy reply فيon ظهورthe backs of رقاعيmy letters
أعد له جوابي في ظهور رقاعي
ليرجعso that it may return سريmy secret وهوwhile it is غيرnot مذاعdivulged
ليرجع سري وهو غير مذاع
Return my reply to him on the backs of my letters,
so that my secret may return undivulged.
وإنand if عقتهاyou withhold them عنيfrom me لتصبحso they may become حجةevidence
وإن عقتها عني لتصبح حجة
عليagainst me فقدthen indeed عاملتنيyou have treated me بخداعwith deceit
علي فقد عاملتني بخداع
And if you withhold them from me so they may become evidence
against me, then you have dealt deceitfully with me.
Sol 6.1