أَصبَحتُ مُحتاجاً إِلى ضَربِ

أَصبَحتُ مُحتاجاً إِلى ضَربِ

إِذ أَطلُبُ الرِزقَ إِلى كَلبِ

إِذ أَطلُبُ الرِزقَ إِلى كَلبِ

I have come to need a beating,

I have surely become in need of a beating,

For I seek sustenance from a dog,

When I seek my sustenance from a dog,

إِلى اِمرِئٍ يُطعِنُ في دينِهِ

إِلى اِمرِئٍ يُطعِنُ في دينِهِ

يُورِقُ مِنهُ خَشَبُ الصَلبِ

يُورِقُ مِنهُ خَشَبُ الصَلبِ

From a man who casts aspersions on his faith,

From a man whose religion is impugned,

From whom the wood of the cross sprouts leaves.

From whom the wood of the cross sprouts leaves.