ما زِلتُ مُرتَقِياً إِلى العَلياءِ

حَتّى بَلَغتُ إِلى ذُرى الجَوزاءِ

I continued to ascend to the heights

Until I reached the stars of Capricornus

فَهُناكَ لا أَلوي عَلى مَن لامَني

خَوفَ المَماتِ وَفُرقَةِ الأَحياءِ

There, I do not blame those who blamed me

Fearing death and separation from the living

فَلَأُغضِبَنَّ عَواذِلي وَحَواسِدي

وَلِأَصبِرَنَّ عَلى قِلىً وَجَواءِ

So I will provoke those who envy and hate me

And be patient with scarcity and barrenness

وَلَأَجهَدَنَّ عَلى اللِقاءِ لِكَي أَرى

ما أَرتَجيهِ أَو يَحينَ قَضائي

And I will strive for the meeting so I can see

What I hope for or what is my destiny

وَلَأَحمِيَنَّ النَفسَ عَن شَهَواتِها

حَتّى أَرى ذا ذِمَّةٍ وَوَفاءِ

And I will protect my soul from its desires

Until I see one of conscience and loyalty

مَن كانَ يَجحَدُني فَقَد بَرَحَ الخَفا

ما كُنتُ أَكتُمُهُ عَنِ الرُقَباءِ

Whoever denied me has slipped away in secret

What I was hiding from the supervisors

ما ساءَني لَوني وَإِسمُ زَبيبَةٍ

إِذ قَصَّرَت عَن هِمَّتي أَعدائي

I am not saddened by my color or the name Zubaybah

When my enemies fell short of my ambition

فَلَئِن بَقيتُ لَأَصنَعَنَّ عَجائِباً

وَلَأُبكِمَنَّ بَلاغَةَ الفُصَحاءِ

So if I live, I will surely perform wonders

And silence the eloquence of the eloquent