تَعَرَّضَ لي عَمرٌو وَعَمروٌ لي خِزايَةٌ

تَعَرُّضَ ضَبعِ القَفرِ لِلأَسَدِ الوَردِ

Amr has antagonized me, and to Amr I'm an easy prey

Like a desert hare exposing itself to a furious lion

وَما هُوَ لي نِدٌّ فَأَشتِمَ عِرضَهُ

وَلا هُوَ لي عَبدٌ فَأَبطِشَ بِالعَبدِ

He's no equal of mine that I should abuse his honor

Nor is he my slave that I should tyrannize the slave