يَقولُ لَنا غَيرَ ما يُضرَبُ

وَيُضرَبُ غَيرَ الَّذي نَحسُبُ

He says to us other than what is meant

And what is meant is other than what we think

كَكيسانَ يَكتُبُ غَيرَ الَّذي

يَقولُ المُحَدِّثُ وَالمُكتِبُ

Like two pouches writing something different

From what the speaker says and the writer writes

فَيَكتُبُ غَيرَ الَّذي قالَهُ

وَيَقرَأُ غَيرَ الَّذي يُكتَبُ

So he writes not what was said

And reads not what was written

فَصَمتاً إِذا شِئتَ إِطرابَنا

فَنَحنُ إِذا قُلتَ لا نَطرَبُ

So if you want to confuse us, be silent

For if told "no" we won't be confused

وَلا تَأتِيَنّي إِذا جِئتَني

فَإِنّي إِذا جِئتَني أَذهُبُ

And don't come to me when coming

For when you come to me I'll go