إذا ما عقدنا مِنَّةً عند جَاحد

إذا ما عقدنا مِنَّةً عند جَاحد

فلم نَرهُ إلا حرُوناً عن الشُّكر

فلم نَرهُ إلا حرُوناً عن الشُّكر

Whenever we bestow a favor upon an ingrate,

When we confer a favor on an ingrate,

And find him only stubbornly refusing to give thanks,

And find him other than grateful,

رَجَعنا فعقَّبنَا الجميلَ بضدِّه

رَجَعنا فعقَّبنَا الجميلَ بضدِّه

وقلنا له ها فالقَ عاقبة الكفرِ

وقلنا له ها فالقَ عاقبة الكفرِ

We turn back and follow kindness with its opposite,

We turn back, and requite kindness with its opposite,

And say to him, “Behold—face the consequence of ingratitude!”

And say to him, "There, take the consequence of ingratitude!"