أيُّهَاO ذَاyou المُدَّعِيwho claim لَسَنَاeloquence
أيُّهَا ذَا المُدَّعِي لَسَنَا
كُفَّstop مِنfrom عَذلِيreproaching me أنَأI وأنَاand I
كُفَّ مِن عَذلِي أنَأ وأنَا
O you who claim eloquence,
Stop reproaching me with your 'I' and 'I.'
أرَأيتَhave you seen الضِّغنَrancor كَيفَhow بَدَاit appeared
أرَأيتَ الضِّغنَ كَيفَ بَدَا
وَرَأيتَand you saw الشَّرَّevil كَيفَhow رَنَاit gazed
وَرَأيتَ الشَّرَّ كَيفَ رَنَا
Have you seen how rancor revealed itself,
And seen how evil fixed its gaze?
بِعتَنِيyou sold me وكَساًat a loss بِلاَwithout ثَمَنٍa price
بِعتَنِي وكَساً بِلاَ ثَمَنٍ
كَيفَhow لَوif أُعطِيتَyou were given بِيfor me ثَمَنَاa price
كَيفَ لَو أُعطِيتَ بِي ثَمَنَا
You sold me at a loss, without a price.
What if you had been paid a price for me?
لاَdo not تَزِدincrease شَتمِيinsulting me وَمَنقصَتِيand belittling me
لاَ تَزِد شَتمِي وَمَنقصَتِي
إنَّمَاonly المَغبُونُthe one cheated مَنwhoever غَبَنَاhas cheated
إنَّمَا المَغبُونُ مَن غَبَنَا
Do not insult and belittle me further;
Only he who cheats is truly cheated.
Sol 6.1