1. تأخّرْتَ حتى كدَدْتَ الرسولَ

    وحتى سئمتُ من الانتِظارِ

    You tarried until you exhausted the messenger,

    and until I grew weary of waiting.

  2. وَأَوْحَشْتَ إخوانَك المُسْعَدِينَ

    وفجّعْتَهُمْ بِشَبَابِ النّهارِ

    And you left your happy companions desolate,

    and bereaved them of the day's youth.

  3. وأحْرَقْتَ بالجوعِ أحشاءَهُمْ

    بنارٍ تَزيدُ على كلِّ نارِ

    And you burned their entrails with hunger,

    with a fire surpassing every fire.

  4. فإن كُنْتَ تأمُلُ ألا تُذَمَّ

    فَأَنْتَ وحقِّكَ عينُ الحِمَارِ

    So if you hope not to be blamed,

    then, by your honor, you are a veritable ass.