وَليAnd I have صاحِبٌa friend ماnothing مِنهُfrom him ليfor me عِندَin time of حاجَةٍneed
وَلي صاحِبٌ ما مِنهُ لي عِندَ حاجَةٍ
سِوىexcept الحِلمِforbearance إِنindeed الحِلمَforbearance ليfor me عَنهُfrom him حاجِزُa barrier
سِوى الحِلمِ إِن الحِلمَ لي عَنهُ حاجِزُ
I have a friend from whom, in time of need, I gain
Nothing but forbearance; indeed, forbearance holds me back from him.
وَكَمAnd how often قالَhe said ليto me لَولاكَbut for you لَمnot أَلقَI would have faced غَمرَةًdeep trouble
وَكَم قالَ لي لَولاكَ لَم أَلقَ غَمرَةً
كَأَنَّas though قَضاءَthe decree of اللَهِGod لَولايَbut for me عاجِزُpowerless
كَأَنَّ قَضاءَ اللَهِ لَولايَ عاجِزُ
How often he has told me, “But for you, I would not have faced deep trouble,”
As though God’s decree, without me, were powerless!
يُماطِلنيhe puts me off بِالشُكرِwith thanks عِندَat the time of وُجوبِهِits becoming due
يُماطِلني بِالشُكرِ عِندَ وُجوبِهِ
وَلَكِنَّهُyet he بِالعَبِwith faultfinding (apparently intended: بِالعَيبِ) ظُلماًunjustly يُناجِزُhe acts promptly
وَلَكِنَّهُ بِالعَبِ ظُلماً يُناجِزُ
He puts off thanking me when thanks are due,
Yet he is swift to find fault with me unjustly.
Translation model: Sol 6.1