أَهَنتَ هَجائي يا اِبنَ عُروَةَ فَاِنتَحى

أَهَنتَ هَجائي يا اِبنَ عُروَةَ فَاِنتَحى

عَلَيَّ مَلامُ الناسَ في البُعدِ وَالقُربِ

عَلَيَّ مَلامُ الناسَ في البُعدِ وَالقُربِ

You have demeaned my satire, O son of ʿUrwa, and so there came upon me

You debased my satire, O son of ʿUrwa, and so fell

the censure of people, far and near.

Upon me the reproach of people far and near.

وَقالوا أَتَهجو مِثلَهُ في سُقوطِهِ

وَقالوا أَتَهجو مِثلَهُ في سُقوطِهِ

فَقُلتُ لَهُم جَرَّبتُ سَيفي عَلى كَلبِ

فَقُلتُ لَهُم جَرَّبتُ سَيفي عَلى كَلبِ

They said, “Would you satirize one like him, sunk so low?”

And they said, “Do you satirize one like him in his baseness?”

I told them, “I was testing my sword on a dog.”

So I said to them, “I tested my sword on a dog.”