أرسلت بعدكم بجهدٍ نحوكم

جبناً فيا خجلي ويا جهلي

I sent with effort toward you

Cowardice, oh my shame and ignorance

وبخلت عن مفروض حقكُم

فجمعت بين الجبن والخل

And was stingy about your deserved right

Thus I combined cowardice and stinginess