أَفالآنَ لَمَّا بَايَعوا لِضَلالَةٍ

دَعَوت فَهَلا قَبل إِذ لَم يُبايِعُوا

Now that they have pledged allegiance to misguidance

Why did you not accept when they had not yet pledged?

وَمِن دُون مَا حاوَلت مِن نكث عَهدهم

وأمكَ مَوتٌ يا ابنَ دَحمةَ ناقِعُ

And without what I attempted of their violation of the covenant

And your death is certain, O son of Dahma the fallen

فَذُق غِبَّ مَا قَد جِئتَ أنكَ ضَلَّة

إِلَى جُرمِ مَا لاقَيتَ عَطشان جائِعُ

So taste the bitterness of what you have come to, for you are lost

To the crime of what you have met, thirsty and hungry

كَفَرت الذِي أَسدَوا إِلَيك وَسَدَّدُوا

مِنَ الحُسنِ وَالنُعمَى فَخَدُّك ضارِعُ

You disbelieved the one who granted you favor and guided you

With goodness and blessing, yet your cheek fell down begging

هَل انتَ أَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ فَإِنَّنِي

بِوُدِّكَ مِن ودّ البَرِيَّةِ قانِعُ

Are you the commander of the faithful? For I

Am content with your love over the love of mankind

مُتَممُ أَجرٍ قَد مَضَى وَصَنيعَةٍ

لَكُم عِندنا إِذ لا تُعَدُّ الصنَّائِعُ

Completing a reward already passed and a favor

That we have with you, since favors are not counted

وَكَم مِن عَدوٍّ كاشِحٍ ذِي كَشَاحَةٍ

وَمُستَمِعٍ بِالغَيبِ مَا أَنتَ صانِعُ

And how many aggressive enemies with aggression

And eavesdroppers of the unseen, what will you do?