أقولُI say لمنto whoever باعَsold الودادَaffection وضيّعهْand squandered it
أقولُ لمن باعَ الودادَ وضيّعهْ
وشيّعهُand sent it off بعدَafter الصفاءِharmony وودّعهand bade it farewell
وشيّعهُ بعدَ الصفاءِ وودّعه
I say to the one who sold affection and squandered it,
And, after harmony, sent it off and bade it farewell:
سمِعتَyou heard منfrom الواشيthe slanderer فصدّقتَso you believed قولَهُhis words
سمِعتَ من الواشي فصدّقتَ قولَهُ
وعاقبْتَنيand you punished me بظنونكَbased on your suspicions المُتسرّعةhasty
وعاقبْتَني بظنونكَ المُتسرّعة
You listened to the slanderer and believed his words,
And punished me based on your hasty suspicions.
وليسَand none is علىin الدنياthis world أضلُّmore misguided منthan الذيthe one who
وليسَ على الدنيا أضلُّ من الذي
يُعيرُlends إلىto الواشيthe slanderer خُطاهُhis footsteps ومسمعَهand his ear
يُعيرُ إلى الواشي خُطاهُ ومسمعَه
And none in this world is more misguided than the one
Who lends the slanderer his footsteps and his ear.
فليتكَso, if only you لمnot تسمعlisten لقولِto words of وشايةٍslander
فليتكَ لم تسمع لقولِ وشايةٍ
أتَتْكَit came to you بألوانِwith shades of الظنونِsuspicion مُشبّعةsaturated
أتَتْكَ بألوانِ الظنونِ مُشبّعة
If only you had not listened to words of slander,
That came to you steeped in shades of suspicion.
ولكنّهاbut they are الأطباعُnatures عادتhave returned لأصلِهاto their origin
ولكنّها الأطباعُ عادت لأصلِها
وكمand how many a صاحبٍfriend طبعُnature of اللئامةِbaseness أرجعَهbrought him back!
وكم صاحبٍ طبعُ اللئامةِ أرجعَه!
But people's natures have returned to their roots,
And how many a friend has been reclaimed by his base nature!
تراهُyou see him لطيفًاgentle طيّبَkind القلبِthe heart باسمًاsmiling
تراهُ لطيفًا طيّبَ القلبِ باسمًا
ولكنّbut سوءَfoulness of الطبعِcharacter يسكنُdwells within أضلُعهhis ribs
ولكنّ سوءَ الطبعِ يسكنُ أضلُعه
You see him gentle, kindhearted, and smiling,
But foulness of character dwells within his ribs.
فشُكرًاso, thanks لأقدارِto the decrees of السماءِheaven ولُطفهاand its grace
فشُكرًا لأقدارِ السماءِ ولُطفها
فقدfor indeed أظهرتْthey have revealed ليto me كلّevery خِبٍdeceiver وإمّعةand a blind follower
فقد أظهرتْ لي كلّ خِبٍ وإمّعة
So thanks to heaven's decrees and its grace,
For they have revealed to me every deceiver and blind follower.
Sol 6.1