تَوَقّوا النِساءَ فَإِنَّ النِساءَ

نَقَصنَ حُظوظاً وَعَقلاً وَدينا

Beware of women, for women

Are deficient in fortune, reason, and religion.

وَكُلٌّ بِهِ جاءَ نَصُّ الكِتابِ

وَأَوضَحَ فيهِ دَليلاً مُبينا

And everyone in whom deficiency came

The Book's text clarified and explained clearly.

فَأَمّا الدَليلُ لِنَقصِ الحُظوظِ

فَإِرثُهُمُ نِصفُ إِرثِ البَنينا

As for the evidence of deficiency in fortune,

It is their inheritance being half the males'.

وَنَقصُ العُقولِ فَإِجراؤُهُنَّ

بِنِصفِ الشَهادَةِ في الشاهَدَينا

And the deficiency of reason is evidenced

By their testimony being half of two men's.

وَحَسبُكَ مِن نَقصِ أَديانِهِنَّ

ما لَستَ تَزدادُ فيهِ يَقينا

And deficiency in their religion should suffice you

What you will not increase in certainty.

فَواتُ الصَلاةِ وَتَركُ الصِيامِ

في مُدَّةِ الحَيضِ حيناً فَحينا

Missing prayers and breaking fasts

During menstruation time and again.

فَلا تُطمِعوهُنَّ يَوماً فَقَد

تَكونُ النَدامَةُ مِنهُ سِنينا

So do not let them have hopes one day, for

Regret from it may last for years.