1. مَنْ مَبِلغُ الأشرارِ عنَّي أنَّني

    مادامَ بي طَرفٌ وعِرقٌ ينبِض

    Who will tell the wicked on my behalf that I—

    So long as I have sight and a vein that pulses—

  2. أقليهُمُ طُرّاً لأنِّي ضِدُّهُمْ

    والضِّدُّ للضِّدِّ المُنافِس يبغِضُ

    Loathe them all, for I am their opposite;

    And an adversary hates his opposing rival.

  3. وإذا رأوْني مُقبلاً فلْيعلَموا

    أنِّي بوَجهِ الودِّ عنْهُم مُعرِض

    And if they see me approaching, let them know

    That I turn the face of friendship away from them.