1. No meadows have I ever grazed in their valleys,
Nor has God ever blessed whoever dwelt in their land.
١. لا طَلّ صَوْبَ الغَوادِي سَاحَتي قطنا
ولا رَعى اللّه مَنْ في أَرْضِها قطنا
2. They were unfair to the Green One when he built his wall
Wanting to knock it down even as it was erected.
٢. ما أَنْصَفُوا الخضِر الباني جِدَارهُمُ
لَمَّا أَرادَ بِأَنْ يَنْقَضَّ حِينَ بَنَى
3. Moses and his companion asked to be their guests,
But they did not treat them hospitably at all.
٣. فَاسْتَطْعَما أَهْلَهَا مُوسَى وَصاحِبُهُ
فَلمْ يُضَيّفُوهُما شَيْئاً فَكيْفَ لَنا
4. God censured them in the Qur’ān—so censure them!
Time has cursed them; thank all who cursed them!
٤. هَجاهُمُ اللّه في القُرآنِ فَاهْجهُمُ
وَالعَنْهمُ الدَّهْرَ واشْكُرْ كُلَّ مَنْ لَعَنا