فقال إِذاً وقَد رُمتَ انهِزاماً

ففِرَّ فَلَستُ مُلتَمِساً بَقاكا

So he said, since you have been defeated and fled,

Then flee! For I do not seek your survival,

فَلي بِسَواكَ عِزوةُ خَيرِ رَهطٍ

أَجَلُّوني وزَفسٌ لي سِواكا

None but you are my consolation from the best people,

They wrong me while to me you are the only justice,

وفيما بَينَ كُلِّ قُيُولِ زَفسِ

أَنا لم أقلِ قَطُّ فَتًى قِلاكا

And amidst the lies of all the slanderers,

I have never said an unkind word about you,

فلم تَألَف سِوى شَغَبٍ وقالٍ

وإن تَبسُل فرَبٌ قد حَباكا

You are accustomed only to mischief and nonsense,

And if you smile, many have been deceived by you,

بفُلكِكَ عُد لأَهلِكَ في سُراكا

وسُد بينَ المَرَامِد مُشتَهاكا

Return to your family in your homeland,

And close between the pillows as you used to,

لَئِن تَغضَب وَإن تَذهَب سَواءٌ

فَلَيسَ بِمُزعجي هذا وذاكا

Whether you get angry or go away, it's all the same,

For this and that do not trouble me,

وزِد قهراً بأَني مذ خَرِيسا

بَغى عنّي فبُوسُ لها انفِكاكا

Increase your tyranny since when I was humble

You were repelled from me, so kiss my threshold farewell!

أُسَيِّرُها بِصَحبي في سَفِيني

وَفي نَفَسي أَسِيرُ إلى حماكا

I take her on trips with me in my ship

While in myself I sail towards your love,

فَتَاتَكَ مِنكَ أَعتاضُ اقتِداراً

فَتَعلَمُ ما مَدَايَ وما مَدَاكا

I seek from you a replacement for what you stole,

So you may know what is mine and what is yours,

ويَخشى مَن سواكَ هنا بِوَجهي

مُفَاخَرتي فَلاَ يَهوى هَواكا

And those here other than you fear my pride,

So they do not wish for your love.