وماليand what can I do? إنْif لفظْتُI uttered لكمْfor you (plural) بمدحٍwith praise
ومالي إنْ لفظْتُ لكمْ بمدحٍ
يحرِّفُهُdistorts it العدوُّthe enemy بضدِّinto the opposite of لفظيmy words
يحرِّفُهُ العدوُّ بضدِّ لفظي
And what can I do if, when I utter praise of you,
What care I though to you in praise I speak
The enemy twists it into the opposite of my words?
Which the foe perverts with words opposed to mine
نَعَمْyes هذاthis وأعظمُand worse منهُthan it يجريhappens
نَعَمْ هذا وأعظمُ منهُ يجري
إذاwhen كانَis المحبُّthe lover قليلَlittle حظِّluck
إذا كانَ المحبُّ قليلَ حظِّ
Yes, this and worse than this happen
Yea, this and greater than it comes to pass
When the lover has little luck.
When lovers' fortune scanty is, I ween
Sol 6.1