وَكاشِحٍand an ill-wisher مُعرِضٍturning away عَنيfrom me هَمَمتُI contemplated بِهِagainst him
وَكاشِحٍ مُعرِضٍ عَني هَمَمتُ بِهِ
ثُمَّthen اِرعَوَيتُI checked myself وَقُلتُand I said الناسُpeople بِالناسِon people
ثُمَّ اِرعَوَيتُ وَقُلتُ الناسُ بِالناسِ
And an ill-wisher who shunned me—I contemplated harming him;
I sought a foe insistent in disdain,
Then I checked myself and said, “People depend on people.”
Then looked around and said: all people are alike!