لاNo وَالَّذيby that which دارَcoiled مِنfrom صُدغَيكَyour two temples وَاِنعَطَفاand bent
لا وَالَّذي دارَ مِن صُدغَيكَ وَاِنعَطَفا
وَصارَand became نوناًa nūn إِذاwhen صَيَّرتَهُyou made it أَلِفاan alif
وَصارَ نوناً إِذا صَيَّرتَهُ أَلِفا
No, by that which coiled from your temples and bent,
And became a nūn when you made it an alif,
ماnot كُنتُI was إِذwhen خُنتَنيyou betrayed me إِلّاexcept أَخاa brother ثِقَةِtrustworthiness
ما كُنتُ إِذ خُنتَني إِلّا أَخا ثِقَةِ
لَمdid not تَستَعِضobtain in exchange مِنهُin his place إِذwhen ضَيَّعتَهُyou lost him خَلَفاa replacement
لَم تَستَعِض مِنهُ إِذ ضَيَّعتَهُ خَلَفا
When you betrayed me, I was nothing but a trustworthy friend,
For whom you found no replacement when you lost him.