وَعَوراءَand an offensive remark قَدindeed قيلَتwas spoken فَلَمso did not أَلتَفِتI pay heed لَهاto it
وَعَوراءَ قَد قيلَت فَلَم أَلتَفِت لَها
وَماand not الكَلِمُthe words العُورانُoffensive ليto me بِقَبيلِacceptable
وَما الكَلِمُ العُورانُ لي بِقَبيلِ
And an offensive remark was spoken, but I paid it no heed;
Though slandered, I paid no heed,
And offensive words find no acceptance with me.
for insults do not make me bleed.
وَأُعرِضُand I turn away عَنfrom مَولايَmy ally لَوif شِئتُI wished سَبَّنيhe insulted me
وَأُعرِضُ عَن مَولايَ لَو شِئتُ سَبَّني
وَماand not كُلَّevery حينٍmoment حِلمُهُhis forbearance بأَصيلِfirmly rooted
وَما كُلَّ حينٍ حِلمُهُ بأَصيلِ
And I turn away from my ally—if I wished, he would insult me;
I could spurn my patron if I wished,
And his forbearance is not always firmly rooted.
though his mercy is not always relished.
وَماand not أَناI لِلشَيءِof the thing الَّذيwhich لَيسَis not نافِعيbeneficial to me
وَما أَنا لِلشَيءِ الَّذي لَيسَ نافِعي
وَيَغضَبُand becomes angry مِنهُat it صاحِبيmy companion بِقَوولِone given to saying
وَيَغضَبُ مِنهُ صاحِبي بِقَوولِ
And I am not given to saying what brings me no benefit
Of no use is he who brings me harm,
And angers my companion.
vexing my friend with word and charm.
وَلضستُand I am not (apparent typo) بِلاقيone who meets المَرءِthe man أَزعُمُI claim أَنَّهُthat he is
وَلضستُ بِلاقي المَرءِ أَزعُمُ أَنَّهُ
خَليلٌa close friend وَماwhile not قَلبيmy heart لَهُto him بِخَليلِa close friend
خَليلٌ وَما قَلبي لَهُ بِخَليلِ
Nor do I meet a man claiming that he is
When meeting a man I feign he's a brother,
A close friend, while my heart is no friend to him.
while my heart finds no true other.
Sol 6.1