وَذي ثِقَةٍ تَبَدَّلَ حينَ أَثرى

وَذي ثِقَةٍ تَبَدَّلَ حينَ أَثرى

وَما شِيَمي مُوافَقَةُ الثِقاتِ

وَما شِيَمي مُوافَقَةُ الثِقاتِ

And a trusted man changed when he grew rich;

And one I trusted changed when fortune smiled

It is not my way to agree with the trustworthy.

It is not my way to gratify the trusted

فَقُلتُ لَهُ عَتبتَ عَلَيَّ ظُلماً

فَقُلتُ لَهُ عَتبتَ عَلَيَّ ظُلماً

فَراراً مِن مَؤوناتِ العُداةِ

فَراراً مِن مَؤوناتِ العُداةِ

So I told him: You reproached me unjustly,

So I said, you have accused me unjustly

To escape the burdens of enemies.

Fleeing from the hostility of enemies

فَعُد لِمَوَدَّتي وَعَلَيَّ نَذرٌ

فَعُد لِمَوَدَّتي وَعَلَيَّ نَذرٌ

سُؤالُكَ حاجَةً حَتّى المَماتِ

سُؤالُكَ حاجَةً حَتّى المَماتِ

Return, then, to my friendship; I am bound by a vow

Return to love me; I vow

[Never] to ask you for a favor until death.

To grant whatever you request until death