أَيا مَلِكَ الرُّومِ شَتماً لَهُم

أَيا مَلِكَ الرُّومِ شَتماً لَهُم

وَفي ظاهِرِ القَولِ لَم أَشتُمِ

وَفي ظاهِرِ القَولِ لَم أَشتُمِ

O king of the Romans—an insult to them—

O king of Rome, insults to them,

though on the surface of my words I have not insulted them.

Though outwardly I did not insult.

تَجاوَزتَ في البُخلِ حَدَّ الكلا

تَجاوَزتَ في البُخلِ حَدَّ الكلا

ب فَفي أَيِّ طائِفَة تَنتَمي

ب فَفي أَيِّ طائِفَة تَنتَمي

In miserliness you have surpassed the limits of dogs;

You exceeded the bounds of stinginess,

so to which group do you belong?

So in which party do you belong?

وَأَظهَرتَ في البَطرَمِ المُعجزا

وَأَظهَرتَ في البَطرَمِ المُعجزا

تِ وَكُنتَ بِفعلِكَ في بَطرَمِ

تِ وَكُنتَ بِفعلِكَ في بَطرَمِ

And you displayed miracles in al-Baṭram,

You showed miracles in arrogance,

and through your conduct you were in Baṭram.

And by your actions in arrogance.

وَما فيهِ أَعجَبُ مِن تاجِك ال

وَما فيهِ أَعجَبُ مِن تاجِك ال

مُنيرِ عَلى وَجهِكَ المُظلِمِ

مُنيرِ عَلى وَجهِكَ المُظلِمِ

And nothing in it is more wondrous than your crown,

And nothing in it more wondrous than your shining crown,

shining upon your dark face.

On your dark face.