واترٌ ظالمٌ وناقض وتْرٍ

واترٌ ظالمٌ وناقض وتْرٍ

أيُّ هذيْن يستحق الندامَهْ

أيُّ هذيْن يستحق الندامَهْ

An unjust aggressor and one who redresses a wrong—

A tyrannical and unjust aggressor,

Which of these two deserves regret?

Which of these two deserves regret?

أحليمٌ أصابَ منه سفيهٌ

أحليمٌ أصابَ منه سفيهٌ

فاستردَّ الحليمُ منه الظُّلامَهْ

فاستردَّ الحليمُ منه الظُّلامَهْ

Is it a forbearing man whom a fool wronged,

A forbearing one who was wronged by a fool,

Whereupon the forbearing man reclaimed his due from him?

So the forbearing one took back his injustice,

أم سفيهٌ أصابَ عِرضَ حليم

أم سفيهٌ أصابَ عِرضَ حليم

فأصابَ السفيه طفْر عُرامهْ

فأصابَ السفيه طفْر عُرامهْ

Or a fool who assailed a forbearing man's honor,

Or a fool who dishonored a forbearing one,

And so encountered a leap of ferocity?

So the fool earned humiliation and disgrace,

خالدَ اللُّؤْمِ أنتَ هيَّجْتَ حَرْبي

خالدَ اللُّؤْمِ أنتَ هيَّجْتَ حَرْبي

ولقد كنتَ وادعاً في سلامه

ولقد كنتَ وادعاً في سلامه

Khalid the base, you stirred up my war,

O Khaled, igniter of wars against me,

And you had indeed been at ease in safety.

You were once peaceful and calm,

فاشتريتَ السهاد بالنومِ جَهلاً

فاشتريتَ السهاد بالنومِ جَهلاً

ورئمتَ الهوان بعدَ الكرامه

ورئمتَ الهوان بعدَ الكرامه

So, in ignorance, you bought sleeplessness with sleep,

You foolishly bought sleep with oblivion,

And embraced humiliation after honor.

And disliked dishonor after honor.