كتمت عن الصديق صحيح حالي

كتمت عن الصديق صحيح حالي

وعرفت العدو كما استحقا

وعرفت العدو كما استحقا

I concealed my true condition from my friend,

I hid my true state from a friend

and made it known to my enemy as he deserved.

And made known to the foe what was meet

فأبصرني الصديق بغيرهم

فأبصرني الصديق بغيرهم

وخصمي في عدواته ترقى

وخصمي في عدواته ترقى

So my friend saw me free of worry,

So my friend discerned me with other than them

while my adversary grew in his enmity.

While my adversary rose through enmity