بَخِلتَ عَنّا بِمُقرِفٍ عَطِبٍ

بَخِلتَ عَنّا بِمُقرِفٍ عَطِبٍ

وَلَن تَراني ما عِشتُ أَطلُبُهُ

وَلَن تَراني ما عِشتُ أَطلُبُهُ

ʿAṭb, you begrudged us al-Muqarrab;

You begrudged us an ill-bred, broken-down steed;

And never, as long as I live, shall you see me ask for him.

and never, as long as I live, will you see me ask for it.

فَإِن تَقُل صُنتُهُ فَما خَلَقَ اللَـ

فَإِن تَقُل صُنتُهُ فَما خَلَقَ اللَـ

ـهُ مَصوناً وَأَنتَ تَركَبُهُ

ـهُ مَصوناً وَأَنتَ تَركَبُهُ

If you say, “I kept him safe,” then Go—

If you say, “I kept it inviolate,” God created nothing

—d created nothing safe while you ride him.

inviolate while you ride it.