ماnot كانwas بعدكyour absence غيرother than ضرharm مسنيtouched me
ما كان بعدك غير ضر مسني
فأزالهso it dispelled it ملقاكmeeting you بالسراءwith joy
فأزاله ملقاك بالسراء
Your absence was nothing but pain that touched me;
Since parting from you, naught but harm has touched me,
then meeting you dispelled it with joy.
Yet meeting you dispels it, bringing joy instead.
ومرارةand the bitterness التفريقparting تعذبbecomes sweet مطعماin taste
ومرارة التفريق تعذب مطعما
للمرءfor a person عندat حلاوةthe sweetness التلقاءreunion
للمرء عند حلاوة التلقاء
And the bitterness of parting grows sweet to taste
And though the bitterness of absence tortures,
for a person amid the sweetness of reunion.
It's sweetened at the joy of our reunion.
ولهand by him حاذرbeware عداكyour enemies الأقربينthe closest منamong الورىhumankind
وله حاذر عداك الأقربين من الورى
فأضرهاfor the most harmful of them القرباءrelatives والقرناءand companions
فأضرها القرباء والقرناء
Also by him: beware your closest enemies among humankind;
Beware those near you in creation but not in spirit,
for the most harmful of them are relatives and companions.
For relatives and friends can surely injure you.
وتوقand guard yourself منagainst كيدthe guile الحقودthe spiteful man ولينand the gentleness ماwhat
وتوق من كيد الحقود ولين ما
يبديhe shows فقدfor perhaps يصدىcauses to rust الحسامthe sword الماءwater
يبدي فقد يصدى الحسام الماء
And guard against the spiteful man's guile and the gentleness of what
And wish to avoid the envy of the spiteful, though it seem
he shows, for water may rust the sword.
As gentle as a sword that slices through water.
Sol 6.1