ياO عائبيyou who fault me عندbefore أعدائيmy enemies ليرضيهمto please them
يا عائبي عند أعدائي ليرضيهم
وبائعيand you who sell me بيسيرٍfor a trifle مالهit has no خطرُworth
وبائعي بيسيرٍ ماله خطرُ
O you who censure me before my enemies, that it may please them,
O you who fault me before my enemies to please them,
and sell me for a paltry price of no worth—
And sell me for a trifle of no worth:
أظهرتَyou have shown أنكَthat you لاnot أنتَyou العدوthe enemy ولاnor
أظهرتَ أنكَ لا أنتَ العدو ولا
أنتyou الوليthe friend الذيwho يصفىis cherished ويدخرُand is kept in reserve
أنت الولي الذي يصفى ويدخرُ
you have shown that you are neither the enemy nor
You have shown that you are neither the enemy nor
the loyal friend who is chosen and treasured.
The friend who is cherished and kept in reserve.
فماso not تحولُhas shifted منfrom سلمىSalma ولاnor أجأAja
فما تحولُ من سلمى ولا أجأ
ركنٌa mountain flank ولاnor خسفتwas eclipsed شمسٌsun ولاnor قمرmoon
ركنٌ ولا خسفت شمسٌ ولا قمر
For from neither Salmā nor Ajā has there shifted
So from neither Salma nor Aja has shifted
a single crag, nor has the sun or the moon been eclipsed.
A mountain flank, nor has sun or moon been eclipsed.
Sol 6.1