وَماand not مِنof شيمَتيmy nature شَتمُinsulting اِبنِson of عَمّيmy paternal uncle
وَما مِن شيمَتي شَتمُ اِبنِ عَمّي
وَماand not أَناI مُخلِفٌone who disappoints مَنwhoever يَرتَجينيplaces hope in me
وَما أَنا مُخلِفٌ مَن يَرتَجيني
Insulting my cousin is not in my nature.
Nor do I disappoint anyone who places his hopes in me.
سَأَمنَحَهُI shall give to him عَلىdespite العِلّاتِthe difficulties حَتّىuntil
سَأَمنَحَهُ عَلى العِلّاتِ حَتّى
أَرىI see ماوِيِّO Māwī أَنthat لاnot يَشتَكينيcomplains of me
أَرى ماوِيِّ أَن لا يَشتَكيني
I shall give to him despite difficulties, until
I see, Māwī, that he has no complaint against me.
وَكِلمَةِand a word حاسِدٍan envier مِنfor غَيرِno جُرمٍwrongdoing
وَكِلمَةِ حاسِدٍ مِن غَيرِ جُرمٍ
سَمِعتُI heard وَقُلتُand I said مُرّيpass on فَاِنقِذينيso rescue me
سَمِعتُ وَقُلتُ مُرّي فَاِنقِذيني
And an envier's word, though I had done no wrong,
I heard, and said, "Pass on, and spare me."
وَعابوهاand they criticized it عَلَيَّagainst me فَلَمbut did not تَعِبنيdisgrace me
وَعابوها عَلَيَّ فَلَم تَعِبني
وَلَمand did not يَعرَقsweat لَهاbecause of it يَوماًever جَبينيmy brow
وَلَم يَعرَق لَها يَوماً جَبيني
And they reproached me for it, yet it did not disgrace me;
Nor did my brow ever sweat because of it.
وَذيand one possessing وَجهَينِtwo faces يَلقانيmeets me طَليقاًsmiling
وَذي وَجهَينِ يَلقاني طَليقاً
وَلَيسَand does not إِذاwhen تَغَيَّبَhe is absent يَأتَسينيfollow my example
وَلَيسَ إِذا تَغَيَّبَ يَأتَسيني
And a two-faced man meets me smiling,
Yet when he is absent, he does not follow my example.
نَظَرتُI looked بِعَينِهِthrough his eye فَكَفَفتُso I held back عَنهُfrom him
نَظَرتُ بِعَينِهِ فَكَفَفتُ عَنهُ
مُحافَظَةًpreservation عَلىof حَسَبيmy honor وَدينيand my faith
مُحافَظَةً عَلى حَسَبي وَديني
I looked through his eye, then held back from him,
To preserve my honor and my faith.
فَلومينيso blame me إِذاif لَمnot أَقرِI offer hospitality to ضَيفاًa guest
فَلوميني إِذا لَم أَقرِ ضَيفاً
وَأُكرِمand I honor مُكرِميwhoever honors me وَأُهِنand I humble مُهينيwhoever humbles me
وَأُكرِم مُكرِمي وَأُهِن مُهيني
So blame me if I do not offer a guest hospitality,
And honor whoever honors me, and humble whoever humbles me.
Sol 6.1