وخلِّand leave الحسودَthe envious man علىto كيدهhis scheming
وخلِّ الحسودَ على كيده
فإنَّfor indeed منfrom النارthe fire أكَّالهاits devourer
فإنَّ من النار أكَّالها
And leave the envious man to his scheming,
Leave the envious to their own devices
For fire's devourer comes from fire itself.
For fire is their just reward
إذاwhen العِرضhonor زِينَis adorned بطيبwith the goodness of الفَعالِdeeds
إذا العِرض زِينَ بطيب الفَعالِ
وسوءand the baseness of المطالبaims ماnot طالهاhas touched them
وسوء المطالب ما طالها
When honor is adorned with noble deeds,
When honor’s adorned with noble deeds
And base intent has not tainted them,
Evil desires reach no accord
فلستso I am not أباليI care بقيلٍabout hearsay وقالand gossip
فلست أبالي بقيلٍ وقال
ولوand even if سنَّتsharpened اللُّسنthe tongues انبالهاtheir arrows
ولو سنَّت اللُّسن انبالها
Then I pay no heed to hearsay and gossip,
I care not for slander or gossip
Even if tongues sharpen their arrows.
Though tongues unleash their lies untoward
Sol 6.1