يقولونthey say ليto me ألفاظُwords هجوكyour satire عندناin our view
يقولون لي ألفاظُ هجوك عندنا
إلىto القَلبِthe heart منthan ألفاظِwords مدحِكyour praise أسبَقُquicker to arrive
إلى القَلبِ من ألفاظِ مدحِك أسبَقُ
They tell me, “For us, your words of satire
They say to me, your blame's words with us
reach the heart sooner than your words of praise.”
To the heart, faster than your praise's words
فقلتso I said لهمto them كذبٌfalsehood مديحيَmy praise فيكُمُof you
فقلت لهم كذبٌ مديحيَ فيكُمُ
وهجويand my satire لكمfor you صِدقٌtruth وللصدقِand truth has رَونَقُluster
وهجوي لكم صِدقٌ وللصدقِ رَونَقُ
So I said to them, “My praise of you is falsehood,
So I said to them, my praise of you is a lie
and my satire of you is truth—and truth has a luster.”
And my blame of you is truth, and truth has grace
Sol 6.1