قَد لَعَمري آذَيتَنا

قَد لَعَمري آذَيتَنا

يا اِبنَ عَمرِو بنِ مَسعَدَة

يا اِبنَ عَمرِو بنِ مَسعَدَة

Indeed, by my life, you have vexed us,

By my life! You have harmed us,

O son of Amr ibn Mas‘ada,

O son of Amr son of Masadah

بِأَحاديثِكَ الَّتي

بِأَحاديثِكَ الَّتي

هِيَ لِلعَقلِ مَفسَدَة

هِيَ لِلعَقلِ مَفسَدَة

with your tales, which

With your talks which

are ruinous to the mind.

Are ruinous to reason.

فَأَحاديثُكَ الطِوا

فَأَحاديثُكَ الطِوا

لُ صُخورٌ مُنَضَّدَة

لُ صُخورٌ مُنَضَّدَة

For your long tales

So your long talks

are rocks piled together,

Are rocks piled up,

وَأَحاديثُكَ القِصا

وَأَحاديثُكَ القِصا

رُ قِلالٌ مُبَرَّدَة

رُ قِلالٌ مُبَرَّدَة

and your short tales

And your short ones

are chilled water jars.

Are frozen peaks.