لاmay ... not عاشlive منwhoever للعَهدِtoward the covenant خانbetrayed خوناtreachery
لا عاش من للعَهدِ خان خونا
وبئسand vile is وغدa scoundrel لاnot يصونsafeguards صوناsafekeeping
وبئس وغد لا يصون صونا
May he who betrays the covenant not live,
No one lives who betrays a covenant treacherously
And vile is the scoundrel who keeps no faith.
How wretched is tomorrow that brings no loyalty
جرىran أماميahead of me الدَهرtime فاتبعتهso I followed it
جرى أمامي الدَهر فاتبعته
عسىhopefully أرىI see خلافاًsomething different وجدتهI found it
عسى أرى خلافاً وجدته
Time ran ahead of me, and I followed it,
Time has passed before me and I followed it
Hoping to see something different, I found it.
That I may see something different, but found it the same
صحبتI befriended نذلاًa scoundrel يستدرdraws out وديmy affection
صحبت نذلاً يستدر ودي
وهوwhile he مولعobsessed بنكثwith breaking عهديmy covenant
وهو مولع بنكث عهدي
I befriended a scoundrel who coaxed affection from me,
I kept company with an ignoble person, trying to gain my affection
While he was bent on breaking his pledge to me.
While he is inclined to break his vows to me
قدindeed كانwas يدعوcalls نفسهhimself ربlord الوفاfidelity
قد كان يدعو نفسه رب الوفا
والآنand now فيat ذكريthe mention of me يهزshakes الكتفاthe shoulder
والآن في ذكري يهز الكتفا
He used to call himself the lord of fidelity,
He used to call himself the epitome of loyalty
And now, at the mention of me, he shrugs his shoulder.
And now when I am mentioned, he shrugs his shoulders
أظهرَshowed ليto me الودaffection ليجنيto reap زهريmy blossoms
أظهرَ لي الود ليجني زهري
ومذand once تولاهtook possession of it لوىturned بالظهرwith the back
ومذ تولاه لوى بالظهر
He showed me affection to pluck my blossoms,
He showed me affection in order to reap my fruits
And once he possessed them, he turned his back.
But when he gained power, he turned his back
فصارso became قمحيmy wheat عندهin his eyes زؤاناdarnel
فصار قمحي عنده زؤانا
ودرريand my pearls أضحتbecame لهto him أدراناfilth
ودرري أضحت له أدرانا
So my wheat became darnel in his eyes,
So my wheat became weeds to him
And my pearls became filth to him.
And my pearls turned to pebbles in his eyes
عنabout مثلthe like of ذاthis داودDavid عنهabout him نباreported
عن مثل ذا داود عنه نبا
قدindeed أكلواthey ate خبزيmy bread ودارواand they turned العقباthe heel
قد أكلوا خبزي وداروا العقبا
Of one like this, David said:
About the likes of him, David warned
They have eaten my bread and turned on their heels.
They ate my bread and turned their heels against me
لاmay ... not باركbless اللهGod لذيfor one possessing الخيانةtreachery
لا بارك الله لذي الخيانة
ولاand may ... not رعىwatch over منwhoever لاno لهhe has أمانةtrustworthiness
ولا رعى من لا له أمانة
May God grant no blessing to the treacherous,
May God not bless the treacherous one
Nor may He watch over anyone who cannot be trusted.
Or shepherd those who have no fidelity
Sol 6.1