وشىspread slander واشياًtwo tale-bearers ليلىLayla فقلتso I said صدقتماyou both spoke the truth
وشى واشياً ليلى فقلت صدقتما
وأقبلتand I began فيduring إعراضِturning away ليلىLayla أعيبُهاI find fault with her
وأقبلت في إعراضِ ليلى أعيبُها
Layla’s two tale-bearers spread slander; I said, “You both spoke the truth.”
A slanderer slandered Layla, so I said "You speak true,"
And as Layla turned away, I began to find fault with her,
Then turned from Layla in displeasure to rebuke her.
ليغترَّso that he might be deceived واشٍa tale-bearer أوor ليحسبَso that he might think كاشحٌa spiteful foe
ليغترَّ واشٍ أو ليحسبَ كاشحٌ
مُوِدٌّa lover لليلىof Layla قدalready تولىّturned away نشوبّهاattachment to her
مُوِدٌّ لليلى قد تولىّ نشوبّها
So that a tale-bearer might be fooled, or a spiteful foe might think
Let some deluded fool think me,
A lover of Layla had abandoned his attachment to her.
Or some spy believe, a loving friend has left her.
Sol 6.1