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At first I blamed you, until when I

ذممتك أولا حتى إذا ما

1. At first I blamed you, until when I
Tested others, blame turned to praise.

١. ذَمَمتُكَ أَوَّلاً حَتّى إِذا ما
بَلَوتُ سِواكَ عادَ الذَمُّ حَمدا

2. I did not praise you for your goodness, but
I saw others were worse than you absolutely.

٢. فَلَم أَحمِدكَ مِن خَيرٍ وَلَكِن
رَأَيتُ سِواكَ شَرّاً مِنكَ حَدّا

3. So I returned to you humbly, lowly,
Because I found no alternative to that.

٣. فَعُدتُ إِلَيكَ مُجتَدِياً ذَليلاً
لِأَنّي لَم أَجِد مِن ذاكَ بُدا

4. Like one repelled from eating dead flesh,
Who, when desperate, returns to it eagerly.

٤. كَمَجهودٍ تَحامى لَحمَ مَيتٍ
فَلَمّا اِضطُرَّ عادَ إِلَيهِ شَدّا