أَفدِي الَّذِي أرشَفَ المُقلينَ رِيقَتَهُ

أَفدِي الَّذِي أرشَفَ المُقلينَ رِيقَتَهُ

بِحَيثُ حُلِّىءَ عَن رَشفٍ مُريدوهُ

بِحَيثُ حُلِّىءَ عَن رَشفٍ مُريدوهُ

I would ransom the one who let the poor sip his saliva,

I ransom the one whose spittle was honored

where those who desired him were barred from sipping.

With which his loyal followers were delighted

غِرنَا فَقُلنَا أذِقهُ الحَتف قالَ لَنَا

غِرنَا فَقُلنَا أذِقهُ الحَتف قالَ لَنَا

لَولا تَرَجِّيهِ هَذَا لَم تَصِيدُوهَ

لَولا تَرَجِّيهِ هَذَا لَم تَصِيدُوهَ

We grew jealous and said, “Make him taste death.” He said to us:

We were deceived, so we said, "Behead him!" He said to us,

“Had he not hoped for this, you would not have caught him.

"Had you not hoped for this, you would not have captured him."

هَذَا جَبِينِي مُوَارىً وَهوَ مُنفَلِت

هَذَا جَبِينِي مُوَارىً وَهوَ مُنفَلِت

فإِن يَكَن عِندَكُم كَيدٌ فَكيدوه

فإِن يَكَن عِندَكُم كَيدٌ فَكيدوه

Here is my brow, concealed, while he slips away.

This is my forehead, exposed, while he escapes

So if you have any cunning, then plot against him.”

So if you have any plots, then plot against him