وَجَازاني على شِعْرٍ بِشِعْرٍ

وَجَازاني على شِعْرٍ بِشِعْرٍ

وَعَوَّضَني المُحَالَ عَنِ المُحالِ

وَعَوَّضَني المُحَالَ عَنِ المُحالِ

And he repaid me for verse with verse,

He repaid my poetry with poetry,

And gave me absurdity in return for absurdity.

And recompensed the impossible for the impossible,

وَلَستُ أَلومُهُ فِيما أَتاهُ

وَلَستُ أَلومُهُ فِيما أَتاهُ

لِعَادَتهِ قَدِيماً بِالبِدالِ

لِعَادَتهِ قَدِيماً بِالبِدالِ

And I do not blame him for what he did,

I do not blame him for what has come to him,

For he has long been accustomed to exchange.

For it was his ancient custom, to exchange.