لَعَنَmay curse اللهُGod وَلاَand not يَغْفِرْforgive لَهُمْfor them
لَعَنَ اللهُ وَلاَ يَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ
سَاكِنِيthe inhabitants of الْكُوفَةَKufa مِنْfrom حَيَّيْthe two clans of مُضَرْMudar
سَاكِنِي الْكُوفَةَ مِنْ حَيَّيْ مُضَرْ
May God curse them and never forgive them—
May God curse them and not forgive them—
the people of Kufa, from Mudar’s two clans,
The inhabitants of Kufa from Mudar’s two clans,
وَالْيَمَانِينَand the Yemenis فَلاَso not يَجْعَلْpay heed بِهِمْto them
وَالْيَمَانِينَ فَلاَ يَجْعَلْ بِهِمْ
فَهُمُfor they مِنْamong شَرّthe worst مَنْthose who فَوْقَabove الْغُبَرْthe dust
فَهُمُ مِنْ شَرّ مَنْ فَوْقَ الْغُبَرْ
and the Yemenis—may He make nothing of them;
And the Yemenis—may He pay them no heed;
for they are among the worst of all who dwell above the dust.
For they are among the worst of those above the dust.
جَلَدُونِيthey flogged me ثُمَّthen قَالُواthey said قَدَرٌfate
جَلَدُونِي ثُمَّ قَالُوا قَدَرٌ
قَدَرَmay decree اللهُGod لَهُمْfor them سُوءَthe evil of الْقَدَرْfate
قَدَرَ اللهُ لَهُمْ سُوءَ الْقَدَرْ
They flogged me, then said, “It was decreed.”
They flogged me, then said, “Fate!”
May God decree for them an evil fate.
May God decree an evil fate for them.
