لَعَمريby my life لَقَدindeed أخلفتَyou disappointed ظنّيmy expectations وَسُؤتنيand distressed me
لَعَمري لَقَد أخلفتَ ظنّي وَسُؤتني
فَحُزتَso you gained بِعصيانيby disobeying me الندامةregret فاِصبرِso be patient
فَحُزتَ بِعصياني الندامة فاِصبرِ
By my life, you have indeed disappointed my expectations and distressed me.
Thus you have earned regret by disobeying me; so be patient.
وَلاand do not تكُbe مِطلاقاًgiven to frequent divorce ملولاًeasily bored وسامحِand be lenient with الthe
وَلا تكُ مِطلاقاً ملولاً وسامحِ ال
قرينةwife وَاِفعلand perform فعلthe action of حرٍّan honorable freeborn man مشهّرِrenowned
قرينة وَاِفعل فعل حرٍّ مشهّرِ
And do not be a habitual divorcer, quick to tire; be lenient with the
wife, and act as a renowned freeborn man would.
فَقَدfor indeed حزتَyou gained بِالورهاءِin the foolish woman أخبثthe vilest خبثةٍa wicked woman
فَقَد حزتَ بِالورهاءِ أخبث خبثةٍ
فَدَعso leave عنكَaway from you ماwhat قدalready قلتyou said ياO سعدSaʿd واِحذرِand beware
فَدَع عنكَ ما قد قلت يا سعد واِحذرِ
For in that foolish woman you have gained the vilest of women.
So set aside what you have said, O Saʿd, and beware.
Sol 6.1