قد نَراهُ جالساً مُنكمِشاً

مثلَ جانٍ إن رَأى شيئاً ذُعِر

We may see him sitting hunched up small

Like a demon if he saw something dreadful

فإذا ما لاحَ له سوءٌ تَثا

ءَبَ فَوراً وتَمطَّى وزَفِر

So if any harm appeared to him, at once

He barked and snarled and hissed

موسِعٌ دائرة السُّوءِ وإن

لم يكن يوجِدُه أو يَنفجِر

Expanding the circle of harm even

If it wasn't there or didn't burst forth

لا تَراهُ إن بَدا شَرٌّ له

في طعامٍ أو شَرابٍ يَفتَكِر

You won't see him, if any evil for him

Showed in food or drink, pause to ponder

أظلَمت روحُه بالإثمِ فلو

حلَّ نورُ الهدى فيها لم يُنِر

His soul darkened with sin, so even if

The light of guidance filled it, it wouldn't shine

يا لَكَلبٌ هو للِشَّرِّ وعَه

دِيَ بِالكلبِ منَ الشرِّ يَهِر

Oh what a dog he is for evil, and a

Covenant with the dog from evil snarling

ذو ضميرٍ مُنتَنٍ لا يُرتَجى

مِن صلاحٍ له كالبيضِ المذر

With a rotten conscience, no hope

Of any goodness from him like addled eggs