أمنتI felt secure عليكconcerning you صرفvicissitudes الدهرof time حتىuntil
أمنت عليك صرف الدهر حتى
أناخbrought down بغدرهthrough its treachery ماwhat لمdid not أحاذرI fear
أناخ بغدره ما لم أحاذر
I feared no turns of time where you were concerned, until
I trusted fate would be kind to us,
it brought down upon me, through its treachery, what I had not feared.
Until it betrayed me when I least expected.
وجسرنيand emboldened me وفاؤكyour loyalty ليto me أنthat
وجسرني وفاؤك لي أن
أذاقنيit made me taste الردىdeath غبin the aftermath of التجاسرdaring
أذاقني الردى غب التجاسر
And your loyalty to me emboldened me so far that
Your loyalty emboldened me to
it made me taste death in the wake of my daring.
Taste adversity I never dared.
فجئتكso I came to you شاكراًthankful وأقلand the least حقيmy due
فجئتك شاكراً وأقل حقي
إذاif أحسنتI act graciously أنto ألقاكmeet you عاذرone who forgives
إذا أحسنت أن ألقاك عاذر
So I came to you thankful, though the least I am entitled to,
So I come to you with thanks, though it's the least I owe,
if I am gracious, is to meet you with forgiveness.
If you've been good, to find you apologetic,
وحسبكand enough for you رتبةًas a distinction لكfor you منfrom صديقٍa friend
وحسبك رتبةً لك من صديقٍ
أتاكhe came to you بعاتبٍwith a reproacher فيin زيthe guise of شاكرa grateful person
أتاك بعاتبٍ في زي شاكر
And this is distinction enough for you from a friend
And it's rank enough for a friend
who came to you as a reproacher in a grateful man's guise.
If he comes to you all blame while looking grateful.