كَذبَت مُناكُم صَرّحوا أَو جَمجِموا

الدين أَمتَنُ وَالسَجيَّةُ أَكرَمُ

Your promises have lied, state openly or keep silent

Religion is more precious, and nobility is most honorable

خُنتُم وَرُمتُم أن أَخون وَرُبَّما

حاوَلتُمُ أَن يُستَخَفَّ يَلَملَمُ

You have betrayed and thrown that I would betray, and perhaps

You have attempted to take lightly one who brings together

وَأرَدتُمُ تَضييقَ صَدرٍ لَم يَضِق

وَالسُمرُ في ثُغَر النحورِ تُحَطَّمُ

And you wanted to tighten the chest that has not tightened

And the throats in the mouths of the gullets are crushed

وَزَحَفتُمُ بِمَحالِكُم لِمُجَرّبٍ

ما زالَ يَثبُتُ لِلمَحال فَيَهزِمُ

And you crawled with your impossibilities to one experienced

Who remains steadfast to the impossible then defeats it

أَنّى رَجَوتم غَدرَ من جَرَّبتمُ

مِنهُ الوَفاءَ وَظُلمَ مَن لا يَظلِمُ

Whence did you hope for treason from one you have experienced

Loyalty from, and injustice from one who does not oppress

أَنا ذَلِكُم لا البَغيُ يُثمِرُ غَرسُهُ

عِندي وَلا مَبنى الصَنيعَة يُهدَمُ

I am that one, not the hateful whose planting bears fruit

In my eyes, nor the building of favors that crumbles

كُفّو وَإِلّا فاِرقُبوا ليَ بَطشَةً

يُلقى السَفيهُ بِمِثلِها فَيُحلَّمُ

Refrain, or else expect from me a blow

That the foolish are met with the like and melt