مدحتكمI praised you ياoh ليتنيwould that I لوif هجوتكمI had lampooned you
مدحتكم يا ليتني لو هجوتكم
وياand oh ليتwould that لوif أقصرتI had cut short تلكthose المحازناthe sorrows
ويا ليت لو أقصرت تلك المحازنا
I praised you—oh, would that I had lampooned you!
I praise you, if only I had satirized you,
And would that I had cut those sorrows short!
And if only I had shortened those elegies,
فانso if كنتمyou are لاnot تختشواfear الشرharm منfrom يديmy hand
فان كنتم لا تختشوا الشر من يدي
فخافواthen fear علىfor اعراضكمyour honor منfrom لساناa tongue
فخافوا على اعراضكم من لسانا
So if you do not fear harm from my hand,
For if you do not fear evil from my hands,
then fear for your honor from a tongue.
Then fear for your honor from my tongue.
Sol 6.1