سَرَقتَ شعري وَغَيري

سَرَقتَ شعري وَغَيري

يُضامُ فيهِ وَيُخدَع

يُضامُ فيهِ وَيُخدَع

You stole my poetry, and someone else

You stole my poetry and others'

is wronged through it and deceived.

In which they are wronged and deceived

فَسَوفَ أَجزيكَ صَفعا

فَسَوفَ أَجزيكَ صَفعا

يَكدُّ رَأساً وَأَخدَع

يَكدُّ رَأساً وَأَخدَع

So I shall repay you with slaps

So I will repay you with a slap

that batter the head and a neck vein.

That will nearly split your head and cheek

فَسارِقُ المال يَقطع

فَسارِقُ المال يَقطع

وَسارِقُ الشِعر يُصفَع

وَسارِقُ الشِعر يُصفَع

For the thief of money has his hand cut off,

For the thief of money is cut

and the thief of poetry is slapped.

While the thief of poetry is slapped