شَفَيتَ من نَعْثَلٍ في نحتِ أثلَتِهِ

شَفَيتَ من نَعْثَلٍ في نحتِ أثلَتِهِ

فاعْمِد هُديتَ إلى نحت الغَوِيَّيْنِ

فاعْمِد هُديتَ إلى نحت الغَوِيَّيْنِ

You have sated your wrath against Naʿthal by hewing at his tamarisk;

Your lips were carved from the juice of dates,

So turn, may you be guided, to hewing at the two misguided men.

So model your guidance on the carving of the licentious.

اعمدَ هُديتَ إلى نحت اللذين هما

اعمدَ هُديتَ إلى نحت اللذين هما

كانا عن الشرِّ لو شاءا غنيَّيْنِ

كانا عن الشرِّ لو شاءا غنيَّيْنِ

Turn, may you be guided, to hewing at those two who

Model your guidance on the carving of the two

Could have done without evil, had they wished.

Who, had they wished, could have done without evil.