سَبَقتَyou took the lead بِمَعروفٍwith kindness وَصَلّىand came second ثَنائِياmy praise
سَبَقتَ بِمَعروفٍ وَصَلّى ثَنائِيا
فَلَمّاthen when تَمادىcontinued جَريُناour race صِرتَyou became تالِياa follower
فَلَمّا تَمادى جَريُنا صِرتَ تالِيا
You led with kindness, and my praise came second.
But as our race went on, you became the follower.
فَأَقسَمتُso I swore لاnot أَجزيكَI repay you بِالسوءِwith evil مِثلَهُits like
فَأَقسَمتُ لا أَجزيكَ بِالسوءِ مِثلَهُ
كَفىis enough بِالَّذيthat which جازَيتَنيyou repaid me لَكَfor you جازِياas a requiter
كَفى بِالَّذي جازَيتَني لَكَ جازِيا
So I swore not to repay you with like evil;
What you repaid me with is recompense enough for you.
أَباO father of حَسَنٍHasan قَدalready كُنتyou had قَدَّمتyou bestowed نِعمَةًa favor
أَبا حَسَنٍ قَد كُنت قَدَّمت نِعمَةً
وَأَلحَقتَand you made follow شُكراًthanks ثُمَّthen أَمسَكتَyou held عانِياa captive
وَأَلحَقتَ شُكراً ثُمَّ أَمسَكتَ عانِيا
Abu Hasan, you had bestowed a favor,
And made thanks follow, then held me captive.
فَلاso no ضَيرَharm لَمhas not تَلحَقكَreached you مِنّيfrom me مَلامَةٌblame
فَلا ضَيرَ لَم تَلحَقكَ مِنّي مَلامَةٌ
أَسَأتَyou did wrong بِناto us عوداًlater وَأَحسَنتَand you did good بادِياat first
أَسَأتَ بِنا عوداً وَأَحسَنتَ بادِيا
No matter: no blame from me has reached you.
You treated us ill later, but kindly at first.
فَمِso, from (apparently truncated) الآنَnow لاnot تَغدوgo forth at dawn عَلَيكَto you مَدائِحيmy praises
فَمِ الآنَ لا تَغدو عَلَيكَ مَدائِحي
حَواريَseeking نُعمىbounty قَدalready مَضَتhas passed وَرَواجِياand hoping
حَواريَ نُعمى قَد مَضَت وَرَواجِيا
So from now on, my praises will not visit you at dawn,
Pursuing bygone bounty and hoping for more.
وَلَنand will not أَجِدَI find الشُكرَthe thanks الَّذيwhich فُتَّنىyou outdid me بِهِin it
وَلَن أَجِدَ الشُكرَ الَّذي فُتَّنى بِهِ
وَإِنand even if كانَit is مَحمولاًoffered عَلىat الرُخصِa low price غالِياdear
وَإِن كانَ مَحمولاً عَلى الرُخصِ غالِيا
Nor shall I deem the thanks in which you outdid me
Dear, even though offered cheaply.
لَعَلَّكَperhaps you يَوماًone day أَنto تُسيءَyou do wrong بِصاحِبٍto a friend
لَعَلَّكَ يَوماً أَن تُسيءَ بِصاحِبٍ
فَتَذكُرَand so you recall إِحسانيmy kindness بِهِto him وَبَلائِياand my service
فَتَذكُرَ إِحساني بِهِ وَبَلائِيا
Perhaps one day you will wrong a friend,
And recall my kindness to him and my service.
Sol 6.1