1. مَتى لا مَني فيها فَإِنّي فَعَلتُه

    وَلَم آتِها مِن ذي جَبانٍ وَلا سِترِ

    Whenever he blames me for it—indeed, I did it.

    And I did not approach it from Dhū Jabān or Sitr.

  2. جَمَعتُ لِرَهطِ العائِذِيِّ سَرِيَّةً

    كَما جَمَعَ المَعذورُ أَشفيةَ الصَدرِ

    I mustered a raiding band for al-ʿĀʾidhī’s clan,

    as a sufferer gathers remedies for his breast.

  3. فَإِن تَشكُروني تَشكُروا ليَ نِعمَةً

    وَإِن تَكفُروني لا أُكَلِّفُكم شُكري

    If you thank me, you thank me for a favor;

    and if you are ungrateful to me, I do not demand your thanks.