وَقَدand indeed قَطَعَsevered الواشونَthe slanderers ماwhat كانَwas بَينَناbetween us
وَقَد قَطَعَ الواشونَ ما كانَ بَينَنا
وَنَحنُwhile we إِلىof أَنthat يوصَلَbe joined الحَبلُthe cord أَحوَجُin greater need
وَنَحنُ إِلى أَن يوصَلَ الحَبلُ أَحوَجُ
The slanderers have severed what was between us,
Though we have greater need for the cord to be rejoined.
رَأَواthey saw عَورَةًa weak spot فَاِستَقبَلوهاso they confronted it بِأَلبِهِمwith their combined force
رَأَوا عَورَةً فَاِستَقبَلوها بِأَلبِهِم
فَلَمso not يَنهَهُمrestrain them حِلمٌforbearance وَلَمand not يَتَحَرَّجواfeel scruples
فَلَم يَنهَهُم حِلمٌ وَلَم يَتَحَرَّجوا
They saw a weak spot and moved against it with their combined force.
No forbearance restrained them, nor did they feel any scruple.
وَكانواand they were أُناساًpeople كُنتُI used to آمَنُI trust غَيبَهُمtheir conduct in their absence
وَكانوا أُناساً كُنتُ آمَنُ غَيبَهُم
فَراحواso they set off at evening عَلىon ماwhat لاnot نُحِبُّwe love فَأَدلَجواthen they journeyed by night
فَراحوا عَلى ما لا نُحِبُّ فَأَدلَجوا
They were people I once trusted in their absence;
So they set off at evening on a course we dislike, then journeyed by night.
Sol 6.1