ولما ابى الواشون إلا افتراقنا

ولما ابى الواشون إلا افتراقنا

وما لهم عندي وعندك من ثار

وما لهم عندي وعندك من ثار

And when the slanderers would accept nothing but our parting,

When the slanderers insisted on parting us

Though they had no claim for vengeance against me or you,

Though they had no grievance with me or you

وشنوا على أسماعنا كل غارةٍ

وشنوا على أسماعنا كل غارةٍ

وقل حماتي عند ذاك وأنصاري

وقل حماتي عند ذاك وأنصاري

And launched every raid upon our ears,

And shouted in our ears every calumny

And then my protectors and supporters grew few,

Say then my defenders in that were my tears

غزوتهم من مقلتيك وأدمعي

غزوتهم من مقلتيك وأدمعي

ومن نفسي والسيفِ والسيلِ والنارِ

ومن نفسي والسيفِ والسيلِ والنارِ

I assailed them with your eyes and my tears,

My soul, my sword, the torrent and the fire

And with my breath, the sword, the torrent, and the fire.

With which I made war on them from your eyes