إنيindeed I بليتhave been afflicted بأقوامwith people مواعدهمtheir promises
إني بليت بأقوام مواعدهم
تزيدنيadd to my troubles فوقbeyond ماwhat ألقاهI encounter it منof محنِordeals
تزيدني فوق ما ألقاه من محنِ
I have been afflicted with people whose promises
I have had my fill of associates whose promises
add to the ordeals I already endure.
give me trouble beyond what miseries I endure,
ومنand whoever يذقtastes لسعةsting الأفعىthe viper وإنand even if سلمتis spared
ومن يذق لسعة الأفعى وإن سلمت
منهاfrom it حشاشتهhis life-breath يفزعtakes fright منat الرسنthe halter rope
منها حشاشته يفزع من الرسن
And whoever tastes the viper's sting, even if
And he who tastes the sting of a viper must be alarmed
he escapes it with his life, takes fright at a halter rope.
even by the twisting of a rope though it harm him not.
Sol 6.1