ماwhy ليwith me أراكَI see you مغاضباًangry
ما لي أراكَ مغاضباً
منfrom غيرِwithout ذنبٍan offense كانَwas منيfrom me
من غيرِ ذنبٍ كانَ مني
Why do I see you angry
Why do I see you angry
without any offense on my part?
Though I've committed no wrong against you
فإذاso when كتبتُI wrote إليكَto you معfirst part of 'apologizing'
فإذا كتبتُ إليكَ مع
تذراًremainder of 'apologizing' أحلتَyou resorted علىto التجنيbaseless accusations
تذراً أحلتَ على التجني
So when I write to you in
If I've sent you a letter
apology, you resort to baseless accusations.
You've acted aloof and ignored me
ماnot كانَwas ظنيmy expectation ياO أخيmy brother
ما كانَ ظني يا أخي
أنءthat سوفَwill يخطئُbe mistaken فيكَabout you ظَنيmy judgment
أنء سوفَ يخطئُ فيكَ ظَني
I never thought, my brother,
I'd not thought, my brother
that my judgment of you would prove mistaken.
That you would prove my judgment wrong
Sol 6.1