إنَّindeed امرأًa man مَولاهُhis kinsman أدنىbrought near دارهhis dwelling
إنَّ امرأً مَولاهُ أدنى داره
فيماin what ألمّbefell وشَرهُّand his malice لكَto you بادِيplain
فيما ألمّ وشَرهُّ لكَ بادِي
Indeed, a man whose kinsman brought his dwelling near,
A man whose neighbor is his closest friend
when trouble befell, and whose malice is plain to you—
Will find harm and trouble from him instead
إنif قُلتَyou said خيراًgood قالhe said شراًevil غيرَهُother than it
إن قُلتَ خيراً قال شراً غيرَهُ
أوor قُلتَyou said شراًevil مَدهُhe extended it بمدادِwith ink
أو قُلتَ شراً مَدهُ بمدادِ
if you speak good, he speaks evil instead;
Say something good, he'll twist it, change the sense
or if you speak evil, he extends it with ink.
Speak ill, he'll stretch each word without pretense
فلئِنso if indeed أَقَمتyou stayed لأظعنَنَّI shall surely depart لِبَلدةٍfor a town
فلئِن أَقَمت لأظعنَنَّ لِبَلدةٍ
ولئِنand if indeed طعنتَyou set out لأرسِينI shall surely set firmly أَوتاديmy tent-pegs
ولئِن طعنتَ لأرسِين أَوتادي
So if you stay, I shall surely depart for a town;
So if I stay, I know that he will slander
and if you set out, I shall surely plant my tent-pegs firmly.
And if I leave, ties will be cut asunder
كانَwas التفرقُthe parting بَينَناbetween us مِنfrom مِئرَةٍenmity
كانَ التفرقُ بَينَنا مِن مِئرَةٍ
فاذهَبso go إِليكyour own way فقَدfor indeed شفيتَyou healed فُؤاديmy heart
فاذهَب إِليك فقَد شفيتَ فُؤادي
The parting between us arose from enmity;
It was a toxic bond forged out of greed
so go your way, for you have healed my heart.
So go your way and let my heart be freed