نالنيassailed me بالسوءwith ill words منone who أعرفهI know him
نالني بالسوء من أعرفه
أَنهthat he بالسوءِfor wickedness فاشٍwidespread خبرُهhis reputation
أَنه بالسوءِ فاشٍ خبرُه
One I know has spoken ill of me—
His reputation for wickedness is widespread.
ياO دميماًugly man شُوِّهَتwas disfigured خلقتُهhis form
يا دميماً شُوِّهَت خلقتُه
فغداso it became يجرحwounds عينيmy eyes منظرهhis appearance
فغدا يجرح عيني منظره
O ugly man, whose form is disfigured,
So his appearance has come to wound my eyes;
ولئيماًand O base man فسدتbecame corrupt جبلتهhis inborn nature
ولئيماً فسدت جبلته
وتوالىand recurred بالمخازيwith disgraces محضرهhis presence
وتوالى بالمخازي محضره
And O base man, whose nature has grown corrupt,
And whose presence has brought disgrace upon disgrace:
ليسis not ماضيكَyour past الذيwhich نصرفهwe set it aside
ليس ماضيكَ الذي نصرفه
بالذيof the kind whose يمحىis erased سريعاًquickly أَثرهits trace
بالذي يمحى سريعاً أَثره
Your past, which we set aside, is not
One whose traces are quickly erased.
عُداليهreturn to it واحتجبand hide yourself عناfrom us فقدfor indeed
عُداليه واحتجب عنا فقد
كادnearly أنto يعلقtake hold فيناin us شررهits sparks
كاد أن يعلق فينا شرره
Return to it and hide from us, for
Its sparks have nearly taken hold of us.
أَبلَغونيthey informed me أَنهthat he يشتمنيhe insults me
أَبلَغوني أَنه يشتمني
أبلِغوهtell him أَننيthat I أحتقرهI despise him
أبلِغوه أَنني أحتقره
They told me that he insults me;
Tell him that I despise him.
Sol 6.1