أيهاO you الناكثُbreaker of العهودَthe covenants ستَجْنيyou will reap
أيها الناكثُ العهودَ ستَجْني
ندماًregret منfrom عُهودِكyour covenants المنكوثهْbroken
ندماً من عُهودِك المنكوثهْ
O breaker of covenants, you will reap
O you who breaks pacts, you shall reap
regret from your broken covenants.
Regret from your broken covenants
أناI باللَّهfrom God وَحدَهُHim alone مستغيثٌseeking aid
أنا باللَّه وَحدَهُ مستغيثٌ
ويميناًand I swear لَتأْتيَنِّيwill surely come to me المغوثَهْaid
ويميناً لَتأْتيَنِّي المغوثَهْ
I seek aid from God alone,
I seek help from God alone
and I swear, aid will surely come to me.
And my oath shall bring me relief
فاخشَso fear ربَّthe Lord of السماءheaven وأْمَنْand feel safe هجائيmy satire
فاخشَ ربَّ السماء وأْمَنْ هجائي
قدalready كفتنيhave sufficed for me أخبارُكreports about you المبثوثهْwidely spread
قد كفتني أخبارُك المبثوثهْ
So fear the Lord of heaven, and fear not my satire;
So fear the Lord of the heavens and stay my wrath
the widely spread reports about you are already enough for me.
Your scattered news has wearied me
لستُI am not أهجوكI satirize you ماas long as حييتُI live ببيتٍin a verse
لستُ أهجوك ما حييتُ ببيتٍ
وستهجوكand it will satirize you عنِّيَon my behalf الأحدوثهْthe tale
وستهجوك عنِّيَ الأحدوثهْ
I shall not satirize you in a single verse as long as I live;
I shall not satirize you whilst I live with verse
and the tale will satirize you in my stead.
But events will satirize you after me