ويجرحُand wounds قلبَthe heart الحُرِّof the noble man خُذلانُabandonment صاحبٍa friend
ويجرحُ قلبَ الحُرِّ خُذلانُ صاحبٍ
وقدand indeed ظنhe believed كلall الظنِّthe belief : أنthat ليسnot يخذلُهhe abandons him
وقد ظن كل الظنِّ : أن ليس يخذلُه
And a friend's abandonment wounds a noble man's heart,
A friend's betrayal wounds the free man's heart
Though he had been utterly certain his friend would not abandon him.
Though he was certain, beyond all doubt, that he'd not be let down
يراهhe sees him معwith النُّعمىprosperity لصيقًاclose beside him مؤانسًاkeeping company
يراه مع النُّعمى لصيقًا مؤانسًا
ويلقاهand he meets him فيin البلوىadversity كمنlike one who كانhad been يجهلُهunacquainted with him !!!
ويلقاه في البلوى كمن كان يجهلُه !!!
In prosperity he sees him close beside him, keeping him company,
He sees him sticking with the fortunate, companionable
And in adversity he meets him like one who had never known him.
And finds him in adversity as one who never knew him
Sol 6.1