كَتَمتُI concealed الَّذيthat which أَلقاهُI experience مِنكَfrom you عَنِfrom الوَرىhumankind
كَتَمتُ الَّذي أَلقاهُ مِنكَ عَنِ الوَرى
وَلَمand did not أُبدِهِreveal it إِذsince لَمnot يَكُنbe بِكَfor you يَجمُلُbe seemly
وَلَم أُبدِهِ إِذ لَم يَكُن بِكَ يَجمُلُ
I concealed from the world what I suffer at your hands,
And did not reveal it, since it would not have befitted you.
فَلاso do not تَهتِكَنَّever rend سِترَthe veil المَوَدَّةِof affection بِالقِلىwith aversion
فَلا تَهتِكَنَّ سِترَ المَوَدَّةِ بِالقِلى
فَيَنصُرَso that it may help فيin صَبريmy patience وَرَأيُكَand your judgment أَفضَلُbetter
فَيَنصُرَ في صَبري وَرَأيُكَ أَفضَلُ
So do not rend the veil of affection with aversion,
So that it may help me endure—and your judgment is better.