قالواthey said تناسىhe feigned forgetfulness فقلتُso I said كلاَّcertainly not
قالوا تناسى فقلتُ كلاَّ
عهديmy knowledge بهِof him لاnot يخونُhe betrays عهديmy trust
عهدي بهِ لا يخونُ عهدي
They said, “He feigns forgetfulness.” I said, “No!”
As I know him, he does not betray my trust.
ياoh ليتنيwould that I عندهُwith him لأنيfor I
يا ليتني عندهُ لأني
أُجلِّهُI revere him أنْthat يكونَhe be عنديwith me
أُجلِّهُ أنْ يكونَ عندي
Oh, would that I were with him, for I
revere him too much for him to be with me.
Sol 6.1