عجبتI marveled منat خبزيmy bread كمhow often حلit lodged فيin
عجبت من خبزي كم حل في
بطنa belly فجازىthen he repaid الخبزthe bread بالقبحwith foulness
بطن فجازى الخبز بالقبح
I marvel at my bread—how often it has lodged in
I'm amazed at my bread, how it settled in
a belly, only for its eater to repay the bread with foulness,
A stomach, so the bread rewarded with ugliness
وسامنيand he inflicted on me السوءharm علىin return for اكلهeating it
وسامني السوء على اكله
كأنهas though it were خبزbread بلاwithout ملحsalt
كأنه خبز بلا ملح
and inflict harm on me in return for eating it,
And blamed me for eating it
as though it were bread without salt.
As if it's bread without salt
والحمدand praise للهto God فكمfor how many a خائنtraitor
والحمد لله فكم خائن
قابلتهI treated him بالعفوwith pardon والصفحand forgiveness
قابلته بالعفو والصفح
And praise be to God—how many a traitor
Praise be to God, how many traitors
I have treated with pardon and forgiveness!
I met with forgiveness and pardon