لَم يُغَرَّر بِذاتِ خُفٍّ سِوانا

لَم يُغَرَّر بِذاتِ خُفٍّ سِوانا

بَعدَ أُختِ العِبادِ أُمِّ حُنَينِ

بَعدَ أُختِ العِبادِ أُمِّ حُنَينِ

No creature with a padded hoof was ever duped but us,

He was not deceived by the charm of a soft-footed beauty

after dealing with Umm Hunayn, sister of the ʿIbād.

After the sister of the devout, mother of Hunayn.

وَعَدَتنا بِدِرهَمَينِ نَبيذاً

وَعَدَتنا بِدِرهَمَينِ نَبيذاً

أَو طِلاءً مُعَجَّلاً غَيرَ دَينِ

أَو طِلاءً مُعَجَّلاً غَيرَ دَينِ

She promised us wine for two dirhams,

She promised us for two dirhams some wine

or boiled-down wine, for cash, not on credit.

Or a hasty covering, other than religion.

ثُمَّ أَلوَت بِالدِرهَمَينِ جَميعاً

ثُمَّ أَلوَت بِالدِرهَمَينِ جَميعاً

يا لَقَومي لِضَيعَةِ الدِرهَمَينِ

يا لَقَومي لِضَيعَةِ الدِرهَمَينِ

Then she made off with both dirhams.

Then she squandered both dirhams altogether.

O my people, alas for the loss of those two dirhams!

Oh my people! For the loss of the two dirhams!