1. O writer weighed down with rights
It is fitting for the likes of you to be represented
١. يَأَيُّهَذا الكاتِبُ المُستَثقَلُ
مِن حَقِّ مِثلِكَ أَن يَكونَ يُمَثَّلُ
2. You have no luck in correcting well
Nor is accounting against you easy
٢. لا حَظَّ تُحسِنُ تُصَحِّحَهُ وَلا
عَقدُ الحِسابِ عَلى بَنانِكَ يَسهُلُ
3. With what are you confused, my son, tell us
So the excuse therein may be accepted
٣. فَبِاَيِّما شَيءٍ تَتيهُ أَبِن لَنا
حَتّى يَكونَ العُذرُ فيهِ يُقبَلُ
4. I swear, if not for the fact that slapping you is
Humiliating for the doers and honor for you results
٤. أَقسَمتُ لَولا أَنَّ صَفعَكَ ذِلَّةٌ
لِلفاعِلينَ وَعِزَّةٌ لَكَ تَحصُلُ
5. You would have left your head to the hyenas a lesson
But I am more noble and superior than that
٥. لَتَرَكتَ رَأسَكَ بِالغَواشي عِبرَةً
لَكِنَّني مِن ذا أَجَلُّ وَأَفضَلُ