تُب يا لحاك اللَه مِن خادع

تُب يا لحاك اللَه مِن خادع

إِذ تَقبل التَوبة مِن مُذنبِ

إِذ تَقبل التَوبة مِن مُذنبِ

Repent, O deceiver—may God curse you—

Repent, oh you whom God deluded

since repentance is accepted from a sinner.

When He accepts repentance from a sinner

تَاللَهِ لا عَيب بِشَمس الضُحى

تَاللَهِ لا عَيب بِشَمس الضُحى

لَو قادَها بَأسك لِلمَغربِ

لَو قادَها بَأسك لِلمَغربِ

By God, there is no flaw in the midmorning sun,

By God, the morning sun is blameless

even if your might drove it west.

If your might leads it to set in the west

تبدو كَما غابَت وَأَنوارها

تبدو كَما غابَت وَأَنوارها

تحجب ما في الأُفق مِن كَوكَبِ

تحجب ما في الأُفق مِن كَوكَبِ

It reappears as it was when it set, and its rays

It appears as it has set and its lights

obscure every star on the horizon.

Conceal what stars there are on the horizon

وَها أَنا البَدر مَتى سمتني

وَها أَنا البَدر مَتى سمتني

خسفا جَلا وَرى دُجى الغَيهَبِ

خسفا جَلا وَرى دُجى الغَيهَبِ

And here am I, the full moon: whenever you subject me

And here I am, the moon, whenever attributed

to eclipse, I shine beyond the pitch-dark gloom.

An eclipse, it sees the darkness of dusk

يا عَقرب المكر مَتى تَلدغي

يا عَقرب المكر مَتى تَلدغي

نَعلي لِأَمر ما بِها تضربي

نَعلي لِأَمر ما بِها تضربي

O scorpion of deceit, whenever you sting

Oh sly scorpion when will you sting me

my sandal, for whatever reason, you will be struck with it.

My sandal, for something with which you strike

ما اِرتَعد البازيُّ وَاللَه من

ما اِرتَعد البازيُّ وَاللَه من

صَرير زَنبور وَلا جُندبِ

صَرير زَنبور وَلا جُندبِ

Never, by God, has the hawk trembled at

The brave did not shiver, by God, from

the shrill sound of a hornet or a grasshopper;

The buzzing of a wasp or a cricket

وَلا طَنين مِن ذُباب نَبا

وَلا طَنين مِن ذُباب نَبا

بِهمّة القسور عَن مَطلَبِ

بِهمّة القسور عَن مَطلَبِ

nor has the buzzing of flies diverted

Nor the droning of bees flying

the lion's resolve from its goal.

With the determination of warriors after their goal

فَاِربع عَلى ظلعك إِنّ الَّذي

فَاِربع عَلى ظلعك إِنّ الَّذي

سابقته أَجول مِن قطربِ

سابقته أَجول مِن قطربِ

So tread gently on your lame leg: the one

So gallop on your playing field, indeed he who

you raced is more agile than a qutrub.

You outstripped is more roaming than a homeless cat

تَطلب ثأراً بِكليب وَما

تَطلب ثأراً بِكليب وَما

جدّك مِن بكر وَلا تَغلبِ

جدّك مِن بكر وَلا تَغلبِ

You seek vengeance for Kulayb, yet

You seek vengeance on a pup, but not even

your grandfather belongs neither to Bakr nor to Taghlib.

Your grandfather was of Bakr or Taghlib

ما أَنا بِالذمّيِّ إِن لَم يُطع

ما أَنا بِالذمّيِّ إِن لَم يُطع

أَلزمته الطاعة بِالأَحدَبِ

أَلزمته الطاعة بِالأَحدَبِ

I am no dhimmi; if he does not obey,

I am no timid soul, if he does not obey

I force him into obedience with the curved sword.

I obligate him obedience with force

يَحوم حَول السرب لَكنّه

يَحوم حَول السرب لَكنّه

لا يَعرف الظَبيَ مِن الأَرنَبِ

لا يَعرف الظَبيَ مِن الأَرنَبِ

He circles around the herd, but

It hovers around the flock but

cannot tell a gazelle from a hare.

Cannot distinguish the gazelle from the rabbit