أَلَمDid ... not? تَرَyou see أَنّيthat I أَجعَلُI regard الوَأيَa promise ذِمَّةًa binding obligation
أَلَم تَرَ أَنّي أَجعَلُ الوَأيَ ذِمَّةً
أَخوbrother to الغَدرِtreachery عِنديin my view رَوغَةُevasiveness المَرءِa man's بِالوَعدِover a promise
أَخو الغَدرِ عِندي رَوغَةُ المَرءِ بِالوَعدِ
Have you not seen that I regard a promise as a binding obligation?
A man's evasiveness over a promise is, to me, brother to treachery.
وَماand not رَجُلٌa man لاnot يَقتَفيhe follows through بِكَلامِهِon his words
وَما رَجُلٌ لا يَقتَفي بِكَلامِهِ
بِموفٍfaithful بِميثاقٍto a covenant عَليهِbinding upon him وَلاnor عَهدِa pledge
بِموفٍ بِميثاقٍ عَليهِ وَلا عَهدِ
And no man who fails to stand by his words
Is faithful to a covenant binding upon him, or to a pledge.
إِذاwhen المَرءُa man ذوpossessing القُربىkinship وَذوand possessing الذَنبِguilt أَجحَفَتdealt harshly
إِذا المَرءُ ذو القُربى وَذو الذَنبِ أَجحَفَت
بِهِwith him ضَرَّةٌadversity حَلَّتdissolved مُصيبَتُهُhis misfortune حِقديmy rancor
بِهِ ضَرَّةٌ حَلَّت مُصيبَتُهُ حِقدي
When a man, both kinsman and wrongdoer, is stricken
By adversity, his misfortune dissolves my rancor.
Translation model: Sol 6.1