لا يأمنن بعدي عطية حرة

لا يأمنن بعدي عطية حرة

من الناس او جار كريم يجاوره

من الناس او جار كريم يجاوره

After me, let no freeborn woman ever trust ʿAṭiyya,

After me let no one expect free gifts

from among the people, nor any noble neighbor living beside him.

From people, or a generous neighbor.

وكنت وإياه كذى كاب لم يزل

وكنت وإياه كذى كاب لم يزل

يسمنه حتى اسمدر يساوره

يسمنه حتى اسمدر يساوره

He and I were like a man with a [dog?], who never ceased

He and I were like a rain cloud that poured down

fattening it until it grew furious and sprang at him.

Its fatness on him till his branches bent under it.

فلما أبا أن الحماقة لم أجد

فلما أبا أن الحماقة لم أجد

له مثل ما يكون فينضج ناظره

له مثل ما يكون فينضج ناظره

When he refused [unclear wording concerning] folly, I found nothing

But when he refused to leave his foolishness, though I

for him like what would be, so his eye would be cooked [wording unclear].

Could find no equal, I fixed my eyes on him.