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Your mother erred when she named you,

صحفت أمك إذ سم

1. Your mother erred when she named you,
Calling you "fatherless" in the cradle,

١. صَحَّفَت أُمُّكَ إِذ سَم
مَتكَ في المَهدِ أَبانا

2. Replacing the "t" with a "b", a clear mistake.
We know what she intended,

٢. صَيَّرَت باءً مَكانَ ال
تاءِ تَصحيفاً عَيانا

3. She only meant to insult us.
I had scolded her kindly before for that.

٣. قَد عَلِمنا ما أَرادَت
لَم تُرِد إِلّا أَتانا

4. I'm only telling about this
Because I witnessed it clearly.

٤. وَلَقَد نُبِّئتُها بَر
صاءَ قُبلاً وَعِجانا

5. May God soon cut off
The tongue of the one who named you.

٥. إِنَّما أُخبِرُ عَمَّن
عايَنَ الأَمرَ عِيانا

٦. قَطَعَ اللَهُ وَشيكاً
مِن مُسَمّيكَ اللِسانا