مَنwho مُنصفيone who does me justice منagainst مَعشَرٍa company of people
مَن مُنصفي من مَعشَرٍ
كَثُرواthey grew numerous عليَّagainst me وكَثَّرُواand multiplied
كَثُروا عليَّ وكَثَّرُوا
Who will do me justice against a company
who have grown numerous against me, and multiplied?
صادفتُهمI met them وأرىand I see الخروthe departure (word continues)
صادفتُهم وأرى الخرو
جَ(completes 'departure') منfrom الصداقةfriendship يَعسُرُis difficult
جَ من الصداقة يَعسُرُ
I met them, and I see that getting out
of friendship is difficult,
كالخطِّlike writing يسهلis easy فيon الطُّروthe sheets (word continues)
كالخطِّ يسهل في الطُّرو
س(completes 'sheets') ومَحوُهُand its erasure مُتَعَذِّرُis impossible
س ومَحوُهُ مُتَعَذِّرُ
like writing, which is easy upon the sheets,
yet erasing it is impossible.
وإذاand if أردتُI wish كَشَطتُهI scrape it off
وإذا أردتُ كَشَطتُه
لكنَّbut ذاكthat يُؤَثَّرُis left marked
لكنَّ ذاك يُؤَثَّرُ
And if I wish, I scrape it off,
but that bears a mark.