يا أَبا القاسِم العديل اطرح الحِش

يا أَبا القاسِم العديل اطرح الحِش

مَةَ مني واسلُك مَعي في طَريقِك

مَةَ مني واسلُك مَعي في طَريقِك

O Abu al-Qasim al-ʿAdīl, cast aside reserve

O Abu al-Qasim the just, cast off resentment from me

toward me, and walk with me along your path.

And walk with me on your path

وانبَسِط في شَتيمَتي ودَع العا

وانبَسِط في شَتيمَتي ودَع العا

لَم يَهذو فالعِرضُ عرضُ صَديقِك

لَم يَهذو فالعِرضُ عرضُ صَديقِك

And be unrestrained in insulting me, and let the world

And rejoice in reproaching me and leave the world

babble—for the honor is your friend's honor.

It chatters aimlessly, and honor is the honor of your friend

واهجِني كَيفَ شِئتَ نَظماً ونَثرا

واهجِني كَيفَ شِئتَ نَظماً ونَثرا

كلُّ شَيءٍ مِن فيكَ عَذبٌ كَريقِك

كلُّ شَيءٍ مِن فيكَ عَذبٌ كَريقِك

And lampoon me however you wish, in verse and prose;

And censure me however you wish, in verse or prose

everything from your mouth is sweet as your saliva.

Everything from you is sweet like your saliva

ما احتِيالي واللَّهُ قَد رَزَقَ الآ

ما احتِيالي واللَّهُ قَد رَزَقَ الآ

باءَ بِرّاً وخَصَّني بِعقوقِك

باءَ بِرّاً وخَصَّني بِعقوقِك

What recourse have I, when God has granted fathers

It's not my scheming, by God, He has granted the fathers

filial devotion, yet singled me out for your disobedience?

Righteousness, and distinguished me with your disobedience

لَم يَزَل سِرُكَ المعرسُ في القَل

لَم يَزَل سِرُكَ المعرسُ في القَل

بِ مُقيماً حتَّى ضربتَ ببوقِك

بِ مُقيماً حتَّى ضربتَ ببوقِك

Your secret, encamped in the heart, remained

Your secret has not ceased to dwell in my heart

lodged there until you sounded your trumpet.

Until you struck with your trumpet