هززناكُمُwe shook you بالمدحِwith praise نَجنِىwe gather ثمارَكمyour fruits
هززناكُمُ بالمدحِ نَجنِى ثمارَكم
ونحِلُبُand we milk منfrom اخلافِthe teats of وُجدِكُمُyour wealth وَفْراabundance
ونحِلُبُ من اخلافِ وُجدِكُمُ وَفْرا
We shook you with praise to gather your fruits,
We praised you hoping to reap your fruits
And milk abundance from the teats of your wealth.
And milk your ancestors' glory and honor
فلمbut did not نحظَwe gain منfrom رِبحthe profit of الثناءِpraise بطائلٍanything worthwhile
فلم نحظَ من رِبح الثناءِ بطائلٍ
فرُدُّواso return كرأسas the principal of المالthe money أوor بعِضهpart of it شِعراverse
فرُدُّوا كرأس المال أو بعِضه شِعرا
But we gained nothing worthwhile from the profit of praise;
Yet we gained nothing worthwhile from praising you
So return our verse as the principal, or part of it.
So return the capital or at least some of it in verse
فإنfor if أنتمُyou لمdo not تنصفوناyou treat us fairly فإنناthen we
فإن أنتمُ لم تنصفونا فإننا
سنقتصُّwe shall exact vengeance منfrom أعراضكمyour reputations ذلكthat الوِتراwrong
سنقتصُّ من أعراضكم ذلك الوِترا
For if you do not treat us fairly, then we
For if you do not treat us fairly then we will
Will avenge that wrong upon your reputations.
Exact from your reputation that final string
إذاwhen المنعwithholding والإعطاءُand giving كانis خيارُهits choice
إذا المنع والإعطاءُ كان خيارُه
إليكمup to you تخيرَّناwe choose المذمَّةَcensure والشكراand thanks
إليكم تخيرَّنا المذمَّةَ والشكرا
When the choice between withholding and giving
When the choice of giving or withholding
Is yours, we choose between censure and thanks.
Lay with you, we chose blame and thanks
فلاso do not تحسبواyou suppose أنَّاthat we إذاwhen نلتمyou attain الغنَىwealth
فلا تحسبوا أنَّا إذا نلتم الغنَى
ولمand do not تُشركوناyou let us share نُوسعكمwe grant you abundantly عذراexcuse
ولم تُشركونا نُوسعكم عذرا
So do not think that we, when you attain wealth
So do not think that if you gain riches
And do not share it with us, will make ample allowances for you.
And exclude us, we will tolerate you
Sol 6.1