أبو حَسَن عليلٌ ذو خِداعٍ

أبو حَسَن عليلٌ ذو خِداعٍ

وأنتَ معَ الخِداعِ لَهُ وَلِيفُ

وأنتَ معَ الخِداعِ لَهُ وَلِيفُ

Abu Hasan is ailing and full of deceit;

Abu Hasan is sickly, full of guile

and you are his companion in deceit.

And you are his confidant in his deceit

فظاهِرُ ثَوبهِ بَرقٌ وَليفٌ

فظاهِرُ ثَوبهِ بَرقٌ وَليفٌ

وباطِنُ ثَوبهِ شَوكٌ وَليفُ

وباطِنُ ثَوبهِ شَوكٌ وَليفُ

So his garment’s outside is lightning flashing in succession,

The surface of his garment is smooth satin

and his garment’s inside is thorns and palm fiber.

But the inside of his garment is thorns and tatters