وذِيand one with حاجَةٍa desire قُلْناwe said لَهُto him لاdo not تَبُحْspeak openly بهاof it
وذِي حاجَةٍ قُلْنا لَهُ لا تَبُحْ بها
فَلَيْسَfor there is no إليهاto it ماas long as حَيِيتَyou live سَبِيلُa way
فَلَيْسَ إليها ما حَيِيتَ سَبِيلُ
And to one with a desire we said: Do not reveal it;
For there is no way to it as long as you live.
لَناwe have صاحِبٌa companion لاnot يَنْبَغيis fitting أَنْthat نَخُونَهُwe betray him
لَنا صاحِبٌ لا يَنْبَغي أَنْ نَخُونَهُ
وَأَنْتَand you لأَخْرىfor another woman فارِغٌat leisure وحَليلُand a husband
وَأَنْتَ لأَخْرى فارِغٌ وحَليلُ
We have a companion whom we ought not betray,
And you are at leisure for another woman, and are her husband.
تَخالُكَshe thinks you تَهْوىyou love غَيْرَهاsomeone other than her فكأنّهاso, as though she
تَخالُكَ تَهْوى غَيْرَها فكأنّها
لهاshe has مِنfrom تَظَنِّيهاher suspicions عَلَيْكَagainst you دَلِيلُproof
لها مِن تَظَنِّيها عَلَيْكَ دَلِيلُ
She thinks you love someone other than her, as though she
Had, from her suspicions, proof against you.
Sol 6.1