1. Tell your father when you perish, and say to him,
"O you who spurns the generous people when they come near,

2. May God reward you even if you fell short in your protection,
You would have been blamed for what your family did.

3. Rather, O eloquent man among all people
And subduer of the arrogant when they scheme,

4. I swear if you had shot your family with their arrows,
You would have shot the people - stop or insist!

5. Rather they deserve that you thank them
When they openly told you about the shame and didn't hide it.

6. They cleared you of deception and turned away
From the paths of hypocrisy even though they did what they did.

7. And when they disliked the hated thing for your soul,
They disliked their own beloved souls.

8. So excuse your father's family for their deeds,
For so long they were loyal to you and affectionate.

9. Praise them for their good deeds even if
They built from your horns and old age what they built.

10. You would find them with hearts sick when alone
And see them with eyes sick when they cry.

11. They do not refuse water when it comes
By the cups of the water bearers or the vessels when they fetch.

12. Giving drink even if you disliked their actions,
They chose for you what sustains you and bought it."

13. So boast, O family of his family,
With them - how much good they began and how much they repeated!