لوif كنتyou were فيin دعوىa claim of المحبةlove صادقاsincere
لو كنت في دعوى المحبة صادقا
لوجدتنيyou would have found me اصفىpurest الأنامhumankind وداداin affection
لوجدتني اصفى الأنام ودادا
If you were sincere in your claim of love,
you would have found me the purest of all people in affection.
لكنbut سميتyou were named; probably intended: you strove بنقضby undoing ماwhat اسّتهunclear; probably intended: you founded it
لكن سميت بنقض ما اسّته
فعليكso upon you سعيكyour striving بالضرةwith harm عاداreturned
فعليك سعيك بالضرة عادا
But you strove to undo what you had founded [probable reading],
so your striving returned upon you with harm.