وكمand many a عائبٍfaultfinder قدindeed عابنيfound fault with me وهوwhile he is صادقٌtruthful
وكم عائبٍ قد عابني وهو صادقٌ
وأدبرَand turned away عنّيfrom me والذيthough what فيهis in him أَعيَبُis more blameworthy
وأدبرَ عنّي والذي فيه أَعيَبُ
Many a faultfinder has found fault with me, speaking truth,
And turned away from me, though his own fault is worse.
رمانيhe accused me بسوءٍof a flaw لستُI do not أُعديهpass it on to صاحبيmy companion
رماني بسوءٍ لستُ أُعديه صاحبي
ولاnor هُوit ممّاamong what يُستفادُis acquired ويُكسَبُand is earned
ولا هُو ممّا يُستفادُ ويُكسَبُ
He accused me of a flaw I do not pass on to my companion,
Nor is it something acquired or earned.
وباءَand he became burdened بسوءٍwith an evil فيهwithin him يُعديهِhe passes it on to غيرَهothers besides himself
وباءَ بسوءٍ فيه يُعديهِ غيرَه
ويجلبُهُand brings it on والسوءُand evil يُعديis contagious ويُجلبُand is brought on
ويجلبُهُ والسوءُ يُعدي ويُجلبُ
Yet he bears an evil within him that he passes on to others,
And draws upon himself; evil spreads and is brought on.
وماand not ذاكthat إلاbut ثلبُهُhis reviling الناسَpeople طائعاًwillingly
وما ذاك إلا ثلبُهُ الناسَ طائعاً
وماand not بَرِحَceased الثُّلَّابُthe revilers للناسof people تُثلَبُare reviled
وما بَرِحَ الثُّلَّابُ للناس تُثلَبُ
That is simply his reviling people of his own free will,
And those who revile people have always been reviled.
وكمand how great a difference بينbetween ذيone with سوءٍevil تعدَّاهُhas extended beyond him سُوؤُهُhis evil
وكم بين ذي سوءٍ تعدَّاهُ سُوؤُهُ
مُريداًintending لماfor what يأتيهhe does it يبغيacts unjustly ويَشغَبُand stirs up strife
مُريداً لما يأتيه يبغي ويَشغَبُ
How great the difference between one whose evil reaches beyond him,
Intending what he does, acting unjustly and stirring strife,
وآخرَand another لاnot يعدوهextends beyond him ماwhat فيهis in him طالبٍseeking
وآخرَ لا يعدوه ما فيه طالبٍ
زوالَthe removal of التيthat which تُنعَىis cited as a fault عليهagainst him وتُندَبُand is lamented
زوالَ التي تُنعَى عليه وتُندَبُ
And another whose flaw does not reach beyond him, seeking
The removal of what is held against him and lamented.