تَبذّلَhe demeaned himself حَتّىuntil قَدalready مَلِلتُI grew weary of عِتَابَهreproaching him
تَبذّلَ حَتّى قَد مَلِلتُ عِتَابَه
وأعرضْتُand I turned away عَنهfrom him لاnot أريدُI want اقْتِرَابَهُhis coming near
وأعرضْتُ عَنه لا أريدُ اقْتِرَابَهُ
He demeaned himself until I grew weary of reproaching him.
He rebuked until I grew weary of his reproach
And I turned away from him, not wanting him to come near.
And turned away, no longer wishing to approach him.
إذَاwhen سَقَطتْfalls منfrom مَفْرِقthe crown of the head المرءa man شعرةُa hair
إذَا سَقَطتْ من مَفْرِق المرء شعرةُ
تأفّفَhe expressed disgust منهاat it أنthat تَمَسّit should touch ثِيَابَهُhis clothes
تأفّفَ منها أن تَمَسّ ثِيَابَهُ
When a hair falls from the crown of a man's head,
If a single hair falls from a man's parting,
He recoils in disgust at its touching his clothes.
He brushes it off should it touch his clothes.