عليناfrom us ماwhat فعلتمyou did غيرnot خافيhidden
علينا ما فعلتم غير خافي
فصافso befriend منwhomever تريدyou wish بأنto تصافyou befriend
فصاف من تريد بأن تصاف
What you have done is not hidden from us.
Your misdeeds against us are not hidden
So befriend whomever you wish to befriend.
So reconcile with whoever you wish to reconcile
عرفناwe have learned أمركمyour conduct صدقاًtruly يقيناwith certainty
عرفنا أمركم صدقاً يقينا
بلاwithout شكdoubt لديناamong us واختلافand disagreement
بلا شك لدينا واختلاف
We know your conduct, truly and with certainty,
We truly know your affairs
With no doubt or disagreement among us.
Without doubt or disagreement
ألفتمyou grew attached بالهوىin love منone who ليسis not كفواًa worthy match
ألفتم بالهوى من ليس كفواً
وقلتمand you said نحنwe أربابُmasters العفافchastity
وقلتم نحن أربابُ العفاف
You grew attached in love to one who is no worthy match,
You have befriended those unworthy
And you said, "We are masters of chastity."
And claimed to be virtuous
أهلcan ...? يخفىbe hidden صحيحgenuine الضربthe minting يوماًever
أهل يخفى صحيح الضرب يوماً
علىfrom الصرافthe money changer منamong نحسيcopper مزافcounterfeit
على الصراف من نحسي مزاف
Can a genuinely minted coin ever be hidden
A people whose true nature on the day of reckoning
From the money changer among counterfeit copper?
Cannot be concealed from the wise
كفانيsuffices me ماwhat سمعتI have heard منof القضاياthe matters
كفاني ما سمعت من القضايا
وقوليand my words قبلbefore فيin بعضsome القوافيthe rhymes
وقولي قبل في بعض القوافي
What I have heard of these matters suffices me,
What I have heard of this matter suffices me
And what I said before in some verses:
And let me say this in some verses
إذاif بانbecomes clear الجفاcoldness لكto you منfrom خليلa close friend
إذا بان الجفا لك من خليل
فعجthen turn away عنهfrom him سريعاًswiftly للتجافيto keep your distance
فعج عنه سريعاً للتجافي
If a friend's coldness becomes clear to you,
When your close friend shows you his estrangement
Then turn swiftly away from him, keeping your distance.
Then turn away from him quickly to avoid him
ولاand do not تبقىremain شقياًwretched فيin هواهlove for him
ولا تبقى شقياً في هواه
وترميand cast النفسthe soul فيinto حفرpits التلافيruin
وترمي النفس في حفر التلافي
And do not remain wretched in your love for him,
Do not remain miserable loving him
Nor cast your soul into pits of ruin.
And destroy yourself in pits of misery
ستلقىyou will find عنin place of خليلكyour friend ألفa thousand خلfriend
ستلقى عن خليلك ألف خل
ودودaffectionate قلبهhis heart صافٍpure مصافىsincere in friendship
ودود قلبه صافٍ مصافى
You will find a thousand friends in place of your friend,
You will find a thousand other friends
Each affectionate, with a heart pure and sincere.
Whose hearts are pure and reconciled
خليلa close friend ليسdoes not يكفيهsatisfy him خليلُa close friend
خليل ليس يكفيه خليلُ
ولاnor ألفa thousand منof الخلانthe friends كافيsufficient
ولا ألف من الخلان كافي
A friend for whom one friend is not enough,
One friend is not enough for a friend
And for whom a thousand companions do not suffice—
Nor a thousand friends sufficient
تجنبshun ودهhis affection واتركand abandon هواهlove for him
تجنب وده واترك هواه
وصافand befriend منwhomever تريدyou wish بأنto تصافيyou befriend
وصاف من تريد بأن تصافي
Shun his affection and forsake your love for him,
Avoid his love and leave your passion
And befriend whomever you wish to befriend.
And reconcile with whoever you wish to reconcile
Sol 6.1