أغضَى أبو بكر على الهونِ

أغضَى أبو بكر على الهونِ

كأَنَّهُ ليسَ يبالينِي

كأَنَّهُ ليسَ يبالينِي

Abu Bakr turned a blind eye to humiliation,

Abu Bakr turned a blind eye to insults

As though he paid me no heed.

As if he did not care for me

يا ابن حُرَيْثٍ هذهِ حِيلةٌ

يا ابن حُرَيْثٍ هذهِ حِيلةٌ

يحتالها بعضُ المجانينِ

يحتالها بعضُ المجانينِ

O son of Hurayth, this is a trick

O son of Hurayth, this is a trick

That some madmen employ:

That some insane people use

إذا رأى الصبيانَ يَرْمونه

إذا رأى الصبيانَ يَرْمونه

دارَاهُمُ بالرِّفْقِ واللِّين

دارَاهُمُ بالرِّفْقِ واللِّين

When one sees the boys pelting him,

When he saw the youths throwing stones at him

He humors them with gentleness and mildness,

He dealt with them gently and kindly

كأَنَّه ليس يُبَاليهمُ

كأَنَّه ليس يُبَاليهمُ

وعنده ما ليس بالدُّون

وعنده ما ليس بالدُّون

As though he pays them no heed,

As if their actions did not bother him

Yet what he harbors is no small thing.

Though he is beyond such baseness

أُمِّي إذاً أمُّك إن لم تكن

أُمِّي إذاً أمُّك إن لم تكن

مني على مثلِ الطَّياجين

مني على مثلِ الطَّياجين

Then my mother is your mother, if you are not

Then your mother is my mother, if you are not

On something like frying pans because of me.

Like me, enduring people's hurts

فلا تخادِعْني فلستَ الذي

فلا تخادِعْني فلستَ الذي

يخدعُ إخوانَ الشياطين

يخدعُ إخوانَ الشياطين

So do not try to deceive me, for you are not one

So do not deceive me, for you are not one

Who can deceive the brethren of devils.

Who would deceive the brothers of devils