خَفِ اللَّهَ يا جَدُّ بن قيسٍ ولا تُطِعْ

خَفِ اللَّهَ يا جَدُّ بن قيسٍ ولا تُطِعْ

هَواكَ وَدَعْها خُطّةً هِيَ ماهِيَهْ

هَواكَ وَدَعْها خُطّةً هِيَ ماهِيَهْ

Fear God, O Jadd ibn Qays, and do not obey

Fear Allah, O Jadd bin Qays, and do not obey

your desire; abandon that scheme—it is what it is.

Your desire, leave it as a crooked line it is crooked

كَذبتَ رسولَ اللهِ تُضمِرُ غيرَ ما

كَذبتَ رسولَ اللهِ تُضمِرُ غيرَ ما

تَقولُ وما تَخْفَى على اللَّهِ خافِيَهْ

تَقولُ وما تَخْفَى على اللَّهِ خافِيَهْ

You lied to God's Messenger, concealing something other than what

You have lied to the Messenger of Allah, concealing other than

you say; no secret is hidden from God.

What you say, and nothing is hidden from Allah

تَقولُ لهُ ائْذَنْ لِي ولا تَبْغِ فِتنتي

تَقولُ لهُ ائْذَنْ لِي ولا تَبْغِ فِتنتي

فَإنِّي امرؤٌ أُعطِي النِّساءَ عِنانِيَهْ

فَإنِّي امرؤٌ أُعطِي النِّساءَ عِنانِيَهْ

You say to him, 'Grant me leave, and do not seek to tempt me,

You say to him, "Permit me and do not seek to tempt me

for I am a man who gives women my reins.

For I am a man who gives women free rein"

وإنّ نِساءَ الرُّومِ يَغْلِبْنَنِي على

وإنّ نِساءَ الرُّومِ يَغْلِبْنَنِي على

عَفافِي فَدَعْنِي ما لهنّ ومالِيهْ

عَفافِي فَدَعْنِي ما لهنّ ومالِيهْ

And the women of the Romans overpower me, undoing

And the women of Rome overpower me against

my chastity; so leave me be—what have they to do with me, or I with them?'

My chastity, so leave me be, what is it to them or me?

فأعرضَ عنهُ غيرَ راضٍ وساءَهُ

فأعرضَ عنهُ غيرَ راضٍ وساءَهُ

فُجورُ امرئٍ يُبدي الفُجورَ عَلانِيَهْ

فُجورُ امرئٍ يُبدي الفُجورَ عَلانِيَهْ

So he turned away from him, displeased, and was distressed by

So he turned away from him, displeased, and his

the wickedness of a man who displays his wickedness openly.

Immorality displeased him, the immorality of a man who displays his immorality openly

وجاءَ ابنُه يُصليهِ نَارَ مَلامةٍ

وجاءَ ابنُه يُصليهِ نَارَ مَلامةٍ

فيا لكِ من نارٍ على المرءِ حَامِيَهْ

فيا لكِ من نارٍ على المرءِ حَامِيَهْ

And his son came, making him burn in a fire of reproach—

And his son came to burn him with the fire of blame

ah, what a fire you are, blazing upon a man!

What a burning fire for a man it is blazing

يقول له بل جئتَها جاهليَّةً

يقول له بل جئتَها جاهليَّةً

دعتكَ إليها من نفاقك دَاعِيَهْ

دعتكَ إليها من نفاقك دَاعِيَهْ

He says to him, 'Rather, you have committed a deed of pagan ignorance;

He says to him, "Rather, you came to it an ignoramus

an impulse from your hypocrisy called you to it.

It called you to it from your hypocrisy, its caller"

لك الويل يا جدُّ بن قيسٍ فإن تَتُبْ

لك الويل يا جدُّ بن قيسٍ فإن تَتُبْ

وُقِيتَ وإن تَفْسُقْ فمالكَ وَاقِيَهْ

وُقِيتَ وإن تَفْسُقْ فمالكَ وَاقِيَهْ

Woe to you, O Jadd ibn Qays! If you repent,

Woe unto you O Jadd bin Qays, for if you repent

you will be protected; but if you transgress, you have no protector.'

You will be protected, and if you sin there is no protector for you