1. I strike the Christians and those who became Jews
And said we killed the son of Mary
١. أنيكُ النصارى والذين تهوّدوا
وقالوا بإنّا قد قتلنا ابنَ مريم
2. And every honorable Magus, and I
See their goodness as an obligation on every Muslim
٢. وكلّ مجوسيّ شريفٍ وإنّني
أرى نيكَهم فرضاً على كلّ مسلم
3. And I have harmed them for a long, grueling time
I wander, unsheathing my sword, between the thighs of criminals
٣. وقد نِكتُهم دهراً طويلاً وآنفاً
أجول بأيري بين أفخاذ مجرمِ
4. So these are my deeds as long as I live, and I
Refrain from pleasures only what is made unlawful
٤. فهذا فعالي ما حييتُ وإنّني
أعاف من اللذاتِ ما لم يُحرّمِ