وَعَهدي بِالعَقارِبِ حينَ تَشتو

وَعَهدي بِالعَقارِبِ حينَ تَشتو

تُخَفِّفُ لدغَها وَتقلُّ ضرّا

تُخَفِّفُ لدغَها وَتقلُّ ضرّا

And my experience of scorpions is that, in winter,

And I pledged to scorpions when they sting

They lessen their sting and do less harm.

They lessen their sting and reduce harm

فَما بالَ الشتا آتٍ وَهذي

فَما بالَ الشتا آتٍ وَهذي

عَقارِبُ صدغِهِ تَزدادُ شَرّا

عَقارِبُ صدغِهِ تَزدادُ شَرّا

So why, with winter coming, do these

So why does winter come, yet these

Scorpions of his temple grow more vicious?

Scorpions at his temple grow more vicious