وَكُلُّ خَليلٍ عَلَيهِ الرِعا

وَكُلُّ خَليلٍ عَلَيهِ الرِعا

ثُ وَالجُبُلاتُ كَذوبٌ مَلِق

ثُ وَالجُبُلاتُ كَذوبٌ مَلِق

And every companion wearing earrings

Every friend is covered in doubt and falsehood

and bracelets is a liar and a flatterer.

And the mountains are nothing but lies

وَقامَت إِلَيَّ فَأَحلَفتُها

وَقامَت إِلَيَّ فَأَحلَفتُها

بِهَديٍ قَلائِدُهُ تَختَنِق

بِهَديٍ قَلائِدُهُ تَختَنِق

And she rose toward me, so I made her swear

She stood and swore to me

by a sacrificial beast whose garlands are drawn tight:

By the necklaces that strangle her neck

بِأَن لا أَخونَكَ فيما عَلِم

بِأَن لا أَخونَكَ فيما عَلِم

تَ فَإِنَّ الخِيانَةَ شَرٌّ خَلِق

تَ فَإِنَّ الخِيانَةَ شَرٌّ خَلِق

“I will not betray you in what you know,

That I will not betray you in what I know

for betrayal is an age-old evil.”

For betrayal is the worst trait