ياO مَنone to whom وَفَيتُI was faithful وَماand not وَفىhe was faithful
يا مَن وَفَيتُ وَما وَفى
وَوَصلتُهُand I kept ties with him لِماwhen جَفاhe turned away
وَوَصلتُهُ لِما جَفا
O one to whom I was faithful, though he was not,
And I kept ties with him when he turned away.
تَغدوyou go forth in the morning لِعَبدِكَto your servant ظالِماًacting unjustly
تَغدو لِعَبدِكَ ظالِماً
وَيَروحُand he goes in the evening عَبدُكَyour servant مُنصِفاacting justly
وَيَروحُ عَبدُكَ مُنصِفا
You go forth in the morning, unjust to your servant,
And your servant goes in the evening, acting justly.
كَدَرٌmurkiness تُغَصِّصُهُyou make him choke بِهِwith it
كَدَرٌ تُغَصِّصُهُ بِهِ
إِلّاexcept صَفَوتُI became clear كَماjust as صَفاhe became clear
إِلّا صَفَوتُ كَما صَفا
Murkiness with which you make him choke—
Except that I became clear, just as he became clear.
Translation model: Sol 6.1