1. What do you gain from insulting and belittling me?
What do you gain from carrying wood on your back?
١. ماذا تُحاوِلُ مِن شَتمي وَمَنقَصَتي
ماذا تُحاوِلُ مِن حَمّالَةِ الحَطَبِ
2. A fool asking for glory, her foolishness exposed
She was an old man's concubine, of high lineage
٢. غَرّاءُ سائِلَةٌ في المَجدِ غُرَّتُها
كانَت حَليلَةَ شَيخٍ ثاقِبِ النَسَبِ
3. We came with the Messenger of God
A great elder of noble descent
٣. إِنّا وَإِنَّ رَسولَ اللَهِ جاءَ بِنا
شَيخٌ عَظيمُ شُؤونِ الرَأسِ وَالنَشَبِ
4. Curse of God on people who you are their leader
In a skin between tail and penis
٤. يا لَعَنَ اللَهُ قَوماً أَنتَ سَيِّدُهُم
في جِلدَةٍ بَينَ أَصلِ الثَيلِ وَالذَنَبِ
5. With lies do you compete with me and boast?
Exceeding in lies and vanity your claim
٥. أَبِالقُيونِ تُوافيني تُفاخِرُني
وَتَدَّعي المَجدَ قَد أَفرَطتَ في الكَذِبِ
6. You threaten me, bringing together Arab rubbish
In a family of Quraysh, its pillars
٦. وَفي ثَلاثَةِ رَهطٍ أَنتَ رابِعُهُم
توعِدُني واسِطاً جُرثومَةَ العَرَبِ
7. Whose blood is remedy for idiots and dogs
Your father is a slave, you don't deny
٧. في أُسرَةٍ مِن قُرَيشٍ هُم دَعائِمُها
تَشفي دِماؤُهُمُ لِلخَبلِ وَالكَلَبِ
8. My grandfather, his master, was Abu Lahab
Our lineage is glorious, and honor is our trait
٨. أَمّا أَبوكَ فَعَبدٌ لَستَ تُنكِرُهُ
وَكانَ مالِكُهُ جَدّي أَبو لَهَبِ
9. We are not like your people, from west and east
٩. النَبعُ عيدانُنا وَالمَجدُ شيمَتُنا
لَسنا كَقَومِكَ مِن مَرخٍ وَمِن غَرَبِ