إذاif كُنْتَyou are تَأْتِيyou visit المَرءَthe man تُعْظمُyou honor حَقَّهُhis due
إذا كُنْتَ تَأْتِي المَرءَ تُعْظمُ حَقَّهُ
وَيجهَلُand he disregards مِنْكَof yours الحقَّthe due فالهَجْرُthen parting أَوْسَعُis more spacious
وَيجهَلُ مِنْكَ الحقَّ فالهَجْرُ أَوْسَعُ
If you visit a man, honoring his due,
and he disregards yours, then parting leaves you freer.
وفيand among النَّاسِpeople أبدالٌreplacements وَفيand in الهجْرِparting راحَةٌrest
وفي النَّاسِ أبدالٌ وَفي الهجْرِ راحَةٌ
وفيand among النّاسِpeople عمَّنْin place of one who لاnot يُواتيكَobliges you مَقْنعُa sufficient substitute
وفي النّاسِ عمَّنْ لا يُواتيكَ مَقْنعُ
Among people are replacements, and in parting there is rest;
and among people is a sufficient substitute for one who will not oblige you.
وَإنَّand indeed امْرأًa man يَرضَىaccepts الهوانَhumiliation لِنَفْسِهِfor himself
وَإنَّ امْرأً يَرضَى الهوانَ لِنَفْسِهِ
حَرِيٌّdeserving بِجدعِof cutting off الأَنفِthe nose والأَنفُthough the nose أَسْنَعُis long and handsome
حَرِيٌّ بِجدعِ الأَنفِ والأَنفُ أَسْنَعُ
And indeed a man who accepts humiliation for himself
deserves to have his nose cut off, though it be long and handsome.
Sol 6.1