يقولون قد آذى لئيمٌ مبرِّءاً

يقولون قد آذى لئيمٌ مبرِّءاً

وجرَّعهُ من لؤمه كأس علقم

وجرَّعهُ من لؤمه كأس علقم

They say a vile man has harmed a blameless man,

They say a scoundrel has offended an innocent one,

and, through his baseness, forced him to drink a cup of bitter colocynth.

And made him drink from his filthy cup a bitter draught.

فقلنا لهم إبليس أزعج آدماً

فقلنا لهم إبليس أزعج آدماً

وأدمى عليا ذو الصنان ابن ملجم

وأدمى عليا ذو الصنان ابن ملجم

So we told them: Iblis distressed Adam,

So we said to them: Iblees irritated Adam,

and the foul-smelling Ibn Muljam made Ali bleed.

And Ibn Muljim, the one with two spears, hurt Ali.

وفي كل حال فالئيم مذمَّمٌ

وفي كل حال فالئيم مذمَّمٌ

وشأنث الكريم الذات غير مذمَّم

وشأنث الكريم الذات غير مذمَّم

And in every circumstance, the vile man is blameworthy,

And in any case, the scoundrel is to be condemned,

and the conduct of the noble-natured man is beyond reproach.

While the noble one's essence cannot be condemned.