أَمسىbecame صَديقُكِyour friends مِمّاbecause of what قُلتِyou said قَدalready غَضِبواthey grew angry
أَمسى صَديقُكِ مِمّا قُلتِ قَد غَضِبوا
لاno بَلrather أَدَلّواthey presumed on affection فَأَهلٌso they are entitled أَنthat هُمُthey عَتَبواreproached
لا بَل أَدَلّوا فَأَهلٌ أَن هُمُ عَتَبوا
Your friends have grown angry over what you said.
No, rather they presumed on affection; they are entitled to reproach.
لاdo not تَسمَعِنَّever listen كَلامَthe words of الكاشِحينَthe spiteful كَماjust as
لا تَسمَعِنَّ كَلامَ الكاشِحينَ كَما
لَمdid not أَستَمِعI listen بِكِabout you ماwhat قالواthey said وَماand what هَضَبواthey spoke profusely
لَم أَستَمِع بِكِ ما قالوا وَما هَضَبوا
Do not listen to the words of the spiteful, just as
I paid no heed to what they said of you or poured forth.
نَثّواthey spread أَحاديثَtales لَمdid not أَسمَعI hear تَحاوُرَهاtheir discussion
نَثّوا أَحاديثَ لَم أَسمَع تَحاوُرَها
وَزادَand added فيهاto them رِجالٌmen غَيظَناour anger قَرِبواthey approached
وَزادَ فيها رِجالٌ غَيظَنا قَرِبوا
They spread tales I had never heard discussed,
And men courting our anger added to them.
إِنif تَعدُناholds us back رِقبَةٌcaution إِذwhen نَأتِwe visit غَيرَكُمُothers than you
إِن تَعدُنا رِقبَةٌ إِذ نَأتِ غَيرَكُمُ
فَأَنتِthen you أَوجَهُmost esteemed مَنthose who يُنأَىare kept distant وَيُجتَنَبُand are avoided
فَأَنتِ أَوجَهُ مَن يُنأَى وَيُجتَنَبُ
If caution holds us back when we visit others than you,
Then you are the most esteemed of those kept distant and avoided.
لِلناسِto others فَضلُكِyour goodness فيin حُسنِthe beauty of الصَفاءِsincere affection وَفيand in
لِلناسِ فَضلُكِ في حُسنِ الصَفاءِ وَفي
صِدقِtruthfulness of الحَديثِspeech وَشَرُّand the worst of الخُلَّةِfriendship الكَذِبُlying
صِدقِ الحَديثِ وَشَرُّ الخُلَّةِ الكَذِبُ
Your goodness to others lies in sincere affection and in
Truthful speech; friendship's worst fault is lying.
وَأَنتِand you هَمِّيَmy preoccupation فيamong أَهليmy family وَفيand on سَفَريmy travels
وَأَنتِ هَمِّيَ في أَهلي وَفي سَفَري
وَفيand among الجُلوسِthose seated وَفيand among الرُكبانِthe riders إِنif رَكِبواthey ride
وَفي الجُلوسِ وَفي الرُكبانِ إِن رَكِبوا
You are my preoccupation among my family and on my travels,
And among those seated, and among the riders when they ride.
وَأَنتِand you قُرَّةُthe delight of عَينيmy eye إِنeven if نَوىًseparation نَزَحَتhas stretched far
وَأَنتِ قُرَّةُ عَيني إِن نَوىً نَزَحَت
وَمُنيَتيand my heart's desire وَإِلَيكِand toward you الشَوقُlonging وَالطَرَبُand rapture
وَمُنيَتي وَإِلَيكِ الشَوقُ وَالطَرَبُ
You are the delight of my eye, even if separation takes us far apart,
And my heart's desire; toward you turn longing and rapture.
Sol 6.1