وَلَو أَنّي بُليتُ بِهاشِميٍّ

وَلَو أَنّي بُليتُ بِهاشِميٍّ

خُؤولَتُهُ بَنو عَبدِ المَدانِ

خُؤولَتُهُ بَنو عَبدِ المَدانِ

And had I been afflicted with a Hashimite

Had I been afflicted by a Hashimite

Had I been plagued by a Hashimite,

whose maternal uncles were the sons of ʿAbd al-Madān,

Whose meanness was descended from Abd al-Madan

Whose maternal uncles are the Banu 'Abd al-Madan,

صَبَرتُ عَلى عَداوَتِهِ وَلَكِن

صَبَرتُ عَلى عَداوَتِهِ وَلَكِن

تَعالوا فَاِنظُروا بِمَنِ اَبتَلاني

تَعالوا فَاِنظُروا بِمَنِ اَبتَلاني

I would have patiently borne his enmity; but

I would have been patient with his enmity but

I would have patiently borne his enmity, but

come, then see whom I have been afflicted with.

Come and see who it is that afflicts me

Come and look at who has afflicted me!