ياO أيهاyou الجائرthe one who strays فيin سيرِهِhis course
يا أيها الجائر في سيرِهِ
قصْداًbe moderate فقصدُfor moderation السيرthe course منamong خيرِهِits merits
قصْداً فقصدُ السير من خيرِهِ
O you who stray in your course,
O you who are unjust in your conduct
Be moderate, for moderation in one's course is among its merits.
Intentionally, so the conduct is far from good
لعمرُby the life of منthe one who عَرّضexposed ليto me عِرْضهُhis honor
لعمرُ من عَرّض لي عِرْضهُ
ماnot زَجرhe read omens الميمونُthe auspicious one منfrom طيرِهِhis birds
ما زَجر الميمونُ من طيرِهِ
By the life of him who exposed his honor to me,
By the life of one who has offered me his companionship
He drew no auspicious omen from his birds.
The auspicious bird is not deterred from its flock
بنتُكyour daughter ياO خالدKhalid فيماas far as يُرىcan be seen
بنتُك يا خالد فيما يُرى
هيshe ابنةthe daughter of الشوكيal-Shawki لاnot غيرِهِanyone other than him
هي ابنة الشوكي لا غيرِهِ
Your daughter, O Khalid, as far as can be seen,
Your daughter, O Khaled, as it appears
Is al-Shawki's daughter, no one else's.
Is the daughter of Ash-Shawki, no one else
فإنand if يكنthere is بينكماbetween you two شركةa partnership
فإن يكن بينكما شركة
فإنهاthen indeed she لاno شكdoubt منfrom أيرِهِhis cock
فإنها لا شك من أيرِهِ
And if there is a partnership between you two,
If there is partnership between you
Then she is, without doubt, from his cock.
Then no doubt she is from her father