لَقَد عَثَرَت بَكرُ بنُ وائِلَ عَثرَةً

لَقَد عَثَرَت بَكرُ بنُ وائِلَ عَثرَةً

فَإِن عَثَرَت أُخرى فَلِلأَنفِ وَالفَمِ

فَإِن عَثَرَت أُخرى فَلِلأَنفِ وَالفَمِ

Bakr ibn Wa’il has indeed stumbled once;

Bakr son of Wail stumbled once,

And if it stumbles again, then onto its nose and mouth.

if he stumbles again, blame his nose and mouth.

فَدينوا كَما دانَت غَنِيٌّ لِعامِرٍ

فَدينوا كَما دانَت غَنِيٌّ لِعامِرٍ

فَغَيرُهُمُ الجاني وَهُم عاقِلوا الدَمِ

فَغَيرُهُمُ الجاني وَهُم عاقِلوا الدَمِ

So submit, as Ghani submitted to Amir;

Pay them as Ameer was paid by a rich man,

For the culprit is someone else, yet they pay the blood-money.

for others did wrong while they are reasonable people.