أماas for الوشاةُthe tale-bearers فأنتَyou, then أعلمُmore knowledgeable مِنهمُthan they
أما الوشاةُ فأنتَ أعلمُ مِنهمُ
بجميعِabout all ماthat which أبديهِI reveal it أَوْor أخْفِيهِI conceal it
بجميعِ ما أبديهِ أَوْ أخْفِيهِ
As for the tale-bearers, you know better than they do
As for the tale-bearers, you know better than they do
all that I reveal or conceal.
all that I reveal or conceal.
وكذاand likewise العواذلُthe reproachers قدalready سَدَدْتُI have stopped مَسَامعيmy ears
وكذا العواذلُ قد سَدَدْتُ مَسَامعي
عَنagainst عَذْلِهِمْtheir reproach ماas long as عِشتُI live لَسْتُI am not أعيهِI heed it
عَن عَذْلِهِمْ ما عِشتُ لَسْتُ أعيهِ
And likewise the reproachers—I have stopped my ears
Likewise, as for the reproachers, I have stopped my ears
against their reproach; as long as I live, I shall not heed it.
against their reproach; as long as I live, I will not heed it.
صِنْفانtwo kinds أمرُهماtheir affair يسيرٌsimple هَيّنٌeasy
صِنْفان أمرُهما يسيرٌ هَيّنٌ
أمّاas for الرقيبُthe watcher فحارso became perplexed أمريmy affair فيهِconcerning him
أمّا الرقيبُ فحار أمري فيهِ
Two sorts—the matter of both is easy and simple;
Two kinds, both simple and easy to deal with.
but as for the watcher, I am at a loss what to do about him.
As for the watcher, I am at a loss about him.
