وَعائِبٍ لِلسُمرِ مِن جَهلِهِ

وَعائِبٍ لِلسُمرِ مِن جَهلِهِ

مُفَضِّلٍ لِلبيضِ ذي مَحكِ

مُفَضِّلٍ لِلبيضِ ذي مَحكِ

And one who disparages the brown-skinned out of his ignorance,

Chiding the brown for its ignorance,

preferring the fair-skinned, given to contention—

Preferring the white, smooth of texture,

قولوا لَهُ عَنّى أَما تَستَحي

قولوا لَهُ عَنّى أَما تَستَحي

مَن يَجعَلُ الكافورَ كَالمِسكِ

مَن يَجعَلُ الكافورَ كَالمِسكِ

Tell him on my behalf: 'Have you no shame,

Say to him from me: Do you not feel shame?

you who liken camphor to musk?'

He who equates camphor with musk.