لا رَعى اللَهُ اِبنَ رَوحٍ

لا رَعى اللَهُ اِبنَ رَوحٍ

وَسَّخَ اِسمي بِلُعابِه

وَسَّخَ اِسمي بِلُعابِه

May God not protect Ibn Rawh.

May God not tend a son of spirit

May God withdraw His care from Ibn Rawh,

He soiled my name with his saliva.

Who soiled my name with his spittle

For he has sullied my name with his spittle;

أَسقَمَ اِسمي ريحُ فيهِ

أَسقَمَ اِسمي ريحُ فيهِ

فَأَظُنُّ اِسمي لِما بِه

فَأَظُنُّ اِسمي لِما بِه

The stench of his mouth sickened my name.

My name took ill from the wind in it

The reek of his mouth has sickened my name,

So I think my name—given what ails it...

So I believe because of what's in it

And I deem my name, from his taint, diseased.

فَاِطلُبوا لي اِسماً سِواهُ

فَاِطلُبوا لي اِسماً سِواهُ

وَأَجِدّوا في طِلابِه

وَأَجِدّوا في طِلابِه

So seek for me a name other than it,

Seek me therefore another name

So seek out for me a name other than this,

And strive earnestly in seeking it.

And be earnest in seeking it

And be diligent in the quest.