1. When Aamir called me to revile them
I refused, though the son of Issa was unjust
١. لَمّا دَعاني عامِرٌ لِأَسُبَّهُم
أَبَيتُ وَإِن كانَ اِبنُ عَيساءَ ظالِما
2. So that Sandari would not be my rival
And I make tribes, in general, worthless
٢. لِكَي ما يَكونَ السَندَرِيُّ نَديدَتي
وَأَجعَلَ أَقواماً عُموماً عَماعِما
3. And I disturb from under graves nobility
Noblemen, they who tightened the amulets on me
٣. وَأَنبُشَ مِن تَحتِ القُبورِ أُبُوَّةً
كِراماً هُمُ شَدّوا عَلَيَّ التَمائِما
4. I played on their shoulders and chests
As an infant, and they named me beneficial and protector
٤. لَعِبتُ عَلى أَكتافِهِم وَحُجورِهِم
وَليداً وَسَمَّوني مُفيداً وَعاصِما
5. Yes, which of us was more evil to Malik
He still remains in the world blamed and culpable
٥. بَلى أَيُّنا ما كانَ شَرّاً لِمالِكٍ
فَلا زالَ في الدُنيا مَلوماً وَلائِما