ماhow أَحسنfine الغيرةjealousy فيat حينهاits proper time
ما أَحسن الغيرة في حينها
وأَقبحand how ugly العيرةreproach فيat كلevery حينtime
وأَقبح العيرة في كل حين
How fine jealousy is at its proper time,
How beautiful is jealousy at the right time
and how ugly reproach is at all times!
And how ugly is accusation at all times
منwhoever لمhas not يزلceased متهماsuspecting عرسهhis wife
من لم يزل متهما عرسه
مناصباًat war فيهاover her لوهمwith the delusion of الظنونsuspicions
مناصباً فيها لوهم الظنون
Whoever constantly suspects his wife,
He who has remained suspecting his marriage
at war over her with the delusions of suspicion,
Appointing in it the delusions of suspicions
يوشكmay soon انto يغريهاtempt her بالَّذيinto what
يوشك ان يغريها بالَّذي
يَخافhe fears أَوor ينصبهاexpose her للعيونto watching eyes
يَخاف أَو ينصبها للعيون
may soon tempt her into the very thing
Is about to be tempted by what
he fears, or expose her to watching eyes.
He fears or makes it for the eyes
حسبكenough for you منfor تحصينهاsafeguarding her ضمهاdrawing her close
حسبك من تحصينها ضمها
منكfrom you الىto خلقcharacter كريمnoble ودينand faith
منك الى خلق كريم ودين
To safeguard her, you need only draw her close
It is enough for you to protect her, embrace her
to your own noble character and faith.
From you to an honorable nature and religion
لاdo not تظهرنever let her learn منكin you علىof عورةa shameful fault
لا تظهرن منك على عورة
فيتبعfor ... follows المقرونthe tethered one حبلthe rope of القرينthe companion
فيتبع المقرون حبل القرين
Never let her discover a shameful fault in you,
Do not show from you her defects
for the tethered one follows its companion's rope.
So that the coupled may follow the rope of the paired