يا ذا الَّذي يَطلُبُ مِنّي الوِترا

يا ذا الَّذي يَطلُبُ مِنّي الوِترا

إِن كُنتَ تَبغي أَن تَزورَ القَبرا

إِن كُنتَ تَبغي أَن تَزورَ القَبرا

O you who seek vengeance against me,

O you who asks me for ruins

O you who seeks vengeance from me,

If you wish to visit the grave

If you want to visit the grave

If you desire to visit the grave,

حَقّاً وَتُصلى بَعدَ ذاكَ الجَمرا

حَقّاً وَتُصلى بَعدَ ذاكَ الجَمرا

فَاِدنُ تَجِدني أَسَداً هِزَبرا

فَاِدنُ تَجِدني أَسَداً هِزَبرا

In truth, and afterward be burned in the embers,

Truly, and pray after that ember

In truth, and thereafter be roasted in the embers,

Then draw near: you will find me a mighty lion.

Come near, you will find me a roaring lion

Then draw near; you will find me a ferocious lion,

أَسعَطُكَ اليَومَ زُعافاً مُرّاً

أَسعَطُكَ اليَومَ زُعافاً مُرّاً

لا تَحسَبَنّي يا اِبنَ عاصٍ غَرّا

لا تَحسَبَنّي يا اِبنَ عاصٍ غَرّا

Today I shall dose you through the nose with bitter, deadly poison.

I will throw you down today battered and bitter

I will make you snort, this day, a bitter, lethal poison,

Do not think me naïve, O son of ʿĀṣ.

Do not think me, O son of ‘Aas,weak

Do not reckon me, O son of 'As, to be naive.