إِذاwhen أَنستI sense مِنfrom خلّa friend جَفاءcoldness
إِذا أَنست مِن خلّ جَفاء
فَلاso not أَجفوI act coldly وَإِنand even if هُوَhe قَدalready جَفانيhe treated me coldly
فَلا أَجفو وَإِن هُوَ قَد جَفاني
When I sense coldness from a friend,
I do not treat him coldly, even if he has treated me coldly.
وَلَكِنّيand yet I أُداريهِI deal tactfully with him بِرِفقِwith gentleness
وَلَكِنّي أُداريهِ بِرِفقِ
وَأَمسَكَand I restrain عَنfrom تَناوُلِهِspeaking ill of him لِسانيmy tongue
وَأَمسَكَ عَن تَناوُلِهِ لِساني
But I deal tactfully with him, with gentleness,
And restrain my tongue from speaking ill of him.
Sol 6.1