يا اِبن ودّي قَد خابَ فيكَ رَجائي

مُذ لِغدري رَجعت بَعدَ وَفائي

O son of Waddi, my hopes in you have failed

Since you returned deceitful after being faithful to me

وَعَذولي عَليّ فَضلت حَتّى

لاحَ لي أَنكَ اطَّرحت إِخائي

And you were unfair to me, to the extent that

It was clear you had discarded our brotherhood

وَلِوعدي أَخلفت عمداً وإني

كُنت أَرجو اللقا فَزادَ عَنائي

And you broke your promise intentionally, yet I

Was hoping to meet, which increased my suffering

وَلَقَد كُنتَ لِلمنافق خَصماً

فَغَدا الآن أَوّل الأَصدقاء

You used to be an opponent of the hypocrite

Yet now he's become your best friend

فَاذا رام في الغَرام مَراماً

لَم تُخالف كَأَنه مِن سَماء

So if he aspires to aspirations of love

You don't oppose as if it's from the heavens

وَأَنا إن أَقل مَقال نُصوحٍ

لَستَ تُصغي ما قُلته لِبَلائي

And if I say any sincere words

You don't listen to what I say in my affliction

وَالبَليد المَهين ملتَ إِلَيه

بَعدَ ما خُنتَني وَعفتَ لِقائي

And you inclined toward the despicable disgraced one

After you betrayed me and missed our meeting

وَلعمري لَو كُنت عِندَكَ أَسوى

ظفره في الوَرى لِنلت منائي

By my life, if you were lower with him

In the world you would have attained my wishes

فَكَفاني هَذا العَذاب فَإِني

شَمتت بي يا فاتني أَعدائي

So enough of this torment, for

My enemies have gloated over me, oh my seducer

وَرَماني الزَمان مِنهُ بِسَهم

مِنهُ أَمسيت مَيّت الأَحياء

And time has shot me with an arrow from it

By which I became dead amongst the living

فَلئن كُنتَ تَبتَغي بَعدَ هَذا

صحبتي فَاِنثَني لحسن الصَفاء

So if after this you still seek

My company, then desist for the sake of good separation

وَتَباعد عَن عاذلٍ وَحَسودٍ

وَبَليد عَن دين حبك نائي

And keep away from a slanderer and envier

And a crude one, distant from your love's religion

وَإِذا لَم تَرد صَلاحي فَعاند

حَيث كانَ العِناد مِن خصمائي

And if you don't want my rectitude then oppose

Wherever opposition is from my adversaries

وَدَع القَلب في لَهيب صُدود

يَتلَظى مِن فَوق جَمر الغَضاء

And leave the heart aflame with rejection

Burning from the embers of hatred

فَلعلّ الإِلَه يَرحَم جِسمي

وَيَزيل العَنا بِقُرب الشِفاء

Perhaps God may have mercy on my body

And remove distress with nearing recovery

وَلِساني مِن بَعد ذَلِكَ ينشي

يا اِبن وَدّى قَد خابَ فيكَ رَجائي

And my tongue after that will chant

O son of Waddi, my hopes in you have failed