وَخَوَّانٌ مِنَ الْإِخْوَانِ قَالَ لِي لِإِقْلَالِي
An unfaithful companion reproached me for my poverty.
Khawwān is an intensely treacherous or unfaithful person; ikhwān are companions or brothers. The sound link turns the offence inward: betrayal arises from the very circle expected to show loyalty.
Li-iqlālī supplies the reason for the reproach—poverty. The intensive pattern strengthens the accusation, while the plural group provides the emotional contrast.
Semantic distinction exercise
What does khawwān mean?