1. A man of my tribe gifted me a she-camel,
Yet I was not inclined to accept her as mine.
١. وَعَوراءَ أَهداها امرُؤٌ مِن عَشيرَتي
إِلَيَّ وَما بي أَن أَكونَ لَها أَهلا
2. So I ignored his gift or simply told him:
"Wait!" whenever we met, asking him to slow down.
٢. فَأَعرَضتُ عَنهُ أَو جَعَلتُ جَوابَهُ
إِذا ما التَقَينا أَن أَقولَ لَهُ مَهلا
3. But I will repay him with kindness and forgive his offence,
For I do not repay evil with evil, never ever.
٣. وَأَجزيهِ بِالحُسنى وَأَغفِرُ ذَنبَهُ
إِليَّ وَلا أَجزي بسَيِّئَةٍ مِثلا