أتانيcame to me جوابكyour reply عنconcerning رقعتيmy note
أتاني جوابك عن رقعتي
إلىto غيرهاother than it فأسأتso I thought ill الظنوناthe suspicions
إلى غيرها فأسأت الظنونا
Your reply to my note reached me,
Your reply to my note came
on another sheet, so I thought the worst.
To another, so I harbored ill thoughts
فلاso do not تعتذرapologize عنfor جوابa reply الظهورthe backs of sheets
فلا تعتذر عن جواب الظهور
فبعضfor some الظهورthe backs يفوقsurpasses البطوناthe bellies; front sides
فبعض الظهور يفوق البطونا
So do not apologize for replying on the backs of sheets,
Do not apologize for a clear response
for some backs surpass bellies.
For some clarity exceeds what's obscured
ولاand do not ترتهنيhold me in pledge بإمساكهاby keeping it
ولا ترتهني بإمساكها
فلستfor I am not بتاركone to leave خطيmy handwriting رهيناheld as security
فلست بتارك خطي رهينا
And do not hold me in pledge by keeping it,
Do not hesitate in withholding it
for I will not leave my handwriting as security.
For I won't leave my writing hostage
Sol 6.1