شَرُّworst الرِّجالmen الغادرthe treacherous one
شَرُّ الرِّجال الغادر
بِصَحبهtoward his companions المماكرthe schemer
بِصَحبه المماكر
The worst of men is the treacherous one,
The worst of men is the betrayer
who schemes against his companions.
With his deceptive companion
أَصعبthe hardest ماwhat تكابدyou endure
أَصعب ما تكابد
صُحبةthe company مَنone who يُعاندis obstinate
صُحبة مَن يُعاند
The hardest thing you endure
The hardest to endure
is the company of one who is obstinate.
Is the company of one who opposes
يجهدhe strives فيin مَساءتكdistressing you
يجهد في مَساءتك
للأمنbecause of safety مِنfrom إِساءتكyour ill-treatment
للأمن مِن إِساءتك
He strives to distress you,
He makes effort to harm you
because he is safe from your ill-treatment.
To be safe from your harm
يَرضىhe is pleased بشرwith the evil غَيركاof others besides you
يَرضى بشر غَيركا
تَسخطاًout of resentment بِخَيركاat your goodness
تَسخطاً بِخَيركا
He is pleased with others' evil,
He is pleased with others' evil
resentful of your goodness.
Out of spite for your good
وَيحقرand scorns الإِكراماthe kindness shown
وَيحقر الإِكراما
وَيكفرand is ungrateful for الأَنعاماthe favors
وَيكفر الأَنعاما
And he scorns kindness,
And scorns favors
and is ungrateful for favors.
And disbelieves blessings
ترضيهyou please him وَهوَand he ساخِطdispleased
ترضيه وَهوَ ساخِط
تُدنيهyou draw him near وَهوَand he شاحِطfar away
تُدنيه وَهوَ شاحِط
You try to please him, yet he is displeased;
You please him yet he's discontent
you draw him near, yet he stays far away.
You draw near him yet he distances
قاسharsh عَلَيكtoward you فَظrude
قاس عَلَيك فَظ
ماnot لَكَfor you منهُfrom him حَظa share
ما لَكَ منهُ حَظ
He is harsh toward you, rude;
Harsh and rude toward you
you gain nothing from him.
You have no share with him
كَالشَّمعlike wax فيin كُلِّevery يَدhand
كَالشَّمع في كُلِّ يَد
يَدورhe turns مثلlike المرودthe kohl-stick
يَدور مثل المرود
Like wax in every hand,
Like a candle in every hand
he turns like a kohl-stick.
Spinning like a spindle
وَهوَand he عَلَيكtoward you صَخرهa rock
وَهوَ عَلَيك صَخره
قاسيةhard بَلnay زُبرَهa block of iron
قاسية بَل زُبرَه
Yet toward you he is a rock,
And to you he's a boulder
hard—nay, a block of iron.
Hard, nay rigid
فَاِرتابَتthen she grew suspicious الغَزالهthe gazelle
فَاِرتابَت الغَزاله
مِنهاof her بِذيat this المَقالهthe remark
مِنها بِذي المَقاله
Then the gazelle grew suspicious
So the gazelle doubted
of her at this remark,
The one with the saying
تَقولshe says منwhom عَنيتyou meant
تَقول من عَنيت
بِقُبحby the ugliness ماwhat حَكيتyou recounted
بِقُبح ما حَكيت
saying, 'Whom did you mean
Saying, who did you intend
by the ugliness you described?'
With the ugliness you told
قالَتshe said عَنيتI meant بعليmy husband
قالَت عَنيت بعلي
لأنbecause قَلبيmy heart يغليboils
لأن قَلبي يغلي
She said, 'I meant my husband,
She said, I meant my husband
for my heart is boiling.'
For my heart boils
Sol 6.1