أَبُثُّكَ أَنّي راغِبُ عَن مَعاشِرٍ

أَبُثُّكَ أَنّي راغِبُ عَن مَعاشِرٍ

يَضنّونَ بِالوُدِّ القَليلِ وَأَسمَحُ

يَضنّونَ بِالوُدِّ القَليلِ وَأَسمَحُ

I confide to you that I turn away from companions

I tell you that I prefer to avoid

who begrudge even a little affection, while I give freely.

People who are stingy with little affection, while I am more generous.

إِذا ما جَنوا ذَنباً عَليَّ اِحتَقَرتُهُ

إِذا ما جَنوا ذَنباً عَليَّ اِحتَقَرتُهُ

فَأَعفو عَنِ الذَنبِ العَظيمِ وَأصفَحُ

فَأَعفو عَنِ الذَنبِ العَظيمِ وَأصفَحُ

Whenever they commit an offense against me, I deem it trifling;

If they commit some mistake against me, I think little of it.

so I forgive the grave offense and overlook it.

So I pardon a grave sin and turn a blind eye.

وَيُظهِرُ لي قَومٌ بَعاداً وَجَفوَةً

وَيُظهِرُ لي قَومٌ بَعاداً وَجَفوَةً

وَما عَلِموا أَنّي بِذَلِكَ أَفرَحُ

وَما عَلِموا أَنّي بِذَلِكَ أَفرَحُ

And some people show me estrangement and coldness,

And some people show me hostility and coldness,

yet they did not know that I rejoice in it.

Not knowing that I am made happy by that.