بيI am afflicted with مُبغِضٌone who hates ليtoward me عَلىdespite مَحَبَّتِهِlove for him
بي مُبغِضٌ لي عَلى مَحَبَّتِهِ
يُنكِرُنيhe refuses to acknowledge me دائِماًalways وَأَعرِفُهand I know him
يُنكِرُني دائِماً وَأَعرِفُه
I am afflicted with one who hates me, despite my love for him.
He who professes love for me is my enemy
He always refuses to acknowledge me, while I know him.
He denies me always though I know him
قاسٍhard-hearted لِشَكوايَtoward my complaint لاnot يَلينُhe softens وَلاnor
قاسٍ لِشَكوايَ لا يَلينُ وَلا
يَثنيهِturns him aside عَنfrom جَورِهِhis injustice مُعَنِّفُهone who rebukes him
يَثنيهِ عَن جَورِهِ مُعَنِّفُه
Hard-hearted toward my complaint, he does not soften, nor
Harsh towards my complaints, he yields not, nor
does his reprover turn him from his injustice.
Does punishing him for his tyranny bend him
وَعيدُهُhis threat بِالوَفاءِwith fidelity يُنجِزُهُhe fulfills it
وَعيدُهُ بِالوَفاءِ يُنجِزُهُ
وَوَعدُهُand his promise بِاللِقاءِof meeting يُخلِفُهhe breaks it
وَوَعدُهُ بِاللِقاءِ يُخلِفُه
He faithfully carries out his threat,
His promise of loyalty he fulfils
yet breaks his promise to meet.
His word on meeting, he breaks
فِرعَونُPharaoh مَنfrom (contextually read as مِن) ظَلَمَهُhis tyranny (contextually read as ظُلْمِهِ) اِستَعارَborrowed وَبِالحُسand in beau-
فِرعَونُ مَن ظَلَمَهُ اِستَعارَ وَبِالحُس
نِ-ty (completing 'beauty') لَهُto him قَدindeed أَقَرَّhas conceded يوسُفُهhis Joseph
نِ لَهُ قَد أَقَرَّ يوسُفُه
Pharaoh borrowed from his tyranny; and in beau-
Like Pharaoh, who did Joseph wrong
ty, his Joseph has conceded superiority to him.
Then borrowed his fairness, so beauty lent him
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