أَضرَمت نارَكَ في اليَفاعِ بِعَرفَجٍ

أَضرَمت نارَكَ في اليَفاعِ بِعَرفَجٍ

وَالكَلبُ قَد مَلأَ الفَلا بِنُباحِ

وَالكَلبُ قَد مَلأَ الفَلا بِنُباحِ

You kindled your fire on the high ground with ‘arfaj brushwood,

You kindled your fire on the highland of Arafaj

And the dog has filled the wilderness with barking.

And the dogs have filled the expanse with barking

فَلِذاكَ تَبغَضك العِدى وَيحقّها

فَلِذاكَ تَبغَضك العِدى وَيحقّها

إِذ لَم تَدَع لَهُمُ يَسيرَ سَماحِ

إِذ لَم تَدَع لَهُمُ يَسيرَ سَماحِ

So your enemies hate you—and rightly so—

So for that the foe hates you, and rightly so

Since you have left them not even a little generosity.

Since you left them no bit of room for clemency