فلانٌso-and-so بغضُهُhatred of him فَرضُa duty
فلانٌ بغضُهُ فَرضُ
وحَبلُand the cord ودادِهِof his friendship نَقْضُunraveling
وحَبلُ ودادِهِ نَقْضُ
Hating so-and-so is a duty,
and the cord of his friendship is unraveled.
فلاfor neither طُولٌheight ولاnor طَوْلٌbounty
فلا طُولٌ ولا طَوْلٌ
ولاnor عَرْضٌbreadth ولاnor عرْضُhonor
ولا عَرْضٌ ولا عرْضُ
For he has neither height nor bounty,
neither breadth nor honor.