لَئِنif indeed ذَمَّdisparaged حُسّاديmy enviers كِرامَnoble طَبائِعيmy traits
لَئِن ذَمَّ حُسّادي كِرامَ طَبائِعي
فَقَدthen indeed أَظهَرواthey revealed طِيبَthe fragrance المَكارِمِthe virtues مِنfrom خُلقيmy character
فَقَد أَظهَروا طِيبَ المَكارِمِ مِن خُلقي
If my enviers have disparaged my noble traits,
If my envious detractors blame my noble nature,
they have indeed revealed the fragrance of the virtues in my character.
They only reveal the purity of my virtues.
ألَمْdid ... not? ترَyou see أنّthat العودَaloeswood يكتُمconceals نفحَهits fragrance
ألَمْ ترَ أنّ العودَ يكتُم نفحَه
وَلَمand ... not يَكُwas يُبديهrevealing it سِوىexcept النارِfire بالحرقِby burning
وَلَم يَكُ يُبديه سِوى النارِ بالحرقِ
Have you not seen that aloeswood conceals its fragrance,
Do you not see that aloeswood conceals its fragrance,
and only fire brings it forth by burning?
Which fire alone reveals in the burning?