عُذّاليَ ما ضَرَّهُمُ لا كانوا

عُذّاليَ ما ضَرَّهُمُ لا كانوا

لَو رَدَّ كراي ناظِرٌ وَسنانُ

لَو رَدَّ كراي ناظِرٌ وَسنانُ

My reproachers—may they be no more!—what harm would it do them

My apologies did not harm them, had they been

if a drowsy eye restored my sleep?

A watcher with observant eyes and sharp teeth

هَل عِندَهُمُ تَنثلم الأَديانُ

هَل عِندَهُمُ تَنثلم الأَديانُ

لَو بَلَّ صَداي ساعِدٌ رَيّانُ

لَو بَلَّ صَداي ساعِدٌ رَيّانُ

Would religions, in their view, be marred

Do religions crumble in their presence?

if a plump forearm quenched my thirst?

Had my voice reached, outstretched, a watered palm