إِذاif أَنتَyou قَدalready صافيتyou befriended غَمراًa fool بغضتهI hated him
إِذا أَنتَ قَد صافيت غَمراً بغضته
لِأَجلكfor your sake ياO ابنson of الأَكريمthe noblest إِلىto المَدىthe farthest limit
لِأَجلك يا ابن الأَكريم إِلى المَدى
If you have befriended a fool whom I hated
for your sake, O son of the noblest, to the very end,
وَوافيتand you visited همازاًa slanderer عُتُلَّاًbrutal مذمماًreviled
وَوافيت همازاً عُتُلَّاً مذمماً
غَداbecame وَجههhis face بَينamong البَريةmankind أَسوَداblack
غَدا وَجهه بَين البَرية أَسوَدا
and visited a slanderer, brutal and reviled,
whose face has turned black among mankind,
وَقاطَعتنيand you cut me off مِنfrom غَيرother than ذَنبan offense فَعَلتهI committed it
وَقاطَعتني مِن غَير ذَنب فَعَلته
وَواليتand you allied yourself with مَنone who عادىshowed hostility فَأَضحىso he became مؤيداsupported
وَواليت مَن عادى فَأَضحى مؤيدا
and cut me off though I had done no wrong,
and allied yourself with a foe, who thus gained support,
فَهَلthen, shall أَرتَجيI hope يَوماًever لِدَفعto ward off ملمتيmy calamity
فَهَل أَرتَجي يَوماً لِدَفع ملمتي
سِواكanyone but you إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle جاءنيcomes to me معشرa band العِداthe enemies
سِواك إِذا ما جاءني معشر العِدا
then, to ward off my calamity, can I ever place my hope
in anyone but you when a band of foes comes upon me?
وَمَنand who ذاthis one الَّذيwho يَرضىis pleased إِذاwhen كُنتyou are ساخِطاًangry
وَمَن ذا الَّذي يَرضى إِذا كُنت ساخِطاً
عَلىwith مُستَهامa lovesick man بِالرضاto favor منكَfrom you عُوِّداhas been accustomed
عَلى مُستَهام بِالرضا منكَ عُوِّدا
And who could be pleased when you are angry
with a lovesick man accustomed to your favor?
Sol 6.1