مِثلُكَone like you مَنone who يَعتَبُreproaches فيin صَدِّهِhis turning away
مِثلُكَ مَن يَعتَبُ في صَدِّهِ
تَوَثُّقاًseeking assurance بِالمَحضِof pure affection مِنfrom ضِدِّهِhis foe
تَوَثُّقاً بِالمَحضِ مِن ضِدِّهِ
One like you reproaches by turning away,
seeking assurance of pure affection from his foe.
جَفَوتَyou have spurned عَبداًa slave لَوeven if كَوَتseared قَلبَهُhis heart
جَفَوتَ عَبداً لَو كَوَت قَلبَهُ
نارُthe fire الجَفاof estrangement ماnot حالَturned aside عَنfrom عَهدِهِhis pledge
نارُ الجَفا ما حالَ عَن عَهدِهِ
You have spurned a slave who, even if his heart were seared
by estrangement’s fire, would not forsake his pledge.
وَلَيسَand there is not ليon my part ذَنبٌany fault وَلَكِنَّهُbut it is
وَلَيسَ لي ذَنبٌ وَلَكِنَّهُ
تَجَرُّمُbaseless accusation المَولىthe master عَلىagainst عَبدِهِhis slave
تَجَرُّمُ المَولى عَلى عَبدِهِ
And I am guilty of no fault; it is only
the master’s baseless accusation against his slave.
Sol 6.1