لاdo not تحسبنيthink that I أحْجمتُI held back عنْout of خَوَرٍweakness
لا تحسبني أحْجمتُ عنْ خَوَرٍ
أوor حَصَرٍtongue-tiedness فيin اللسانِthe tongue لمْdid not أقُلِI speak
أو حَصَرٍ في اللسانِ لمْ أقُلِ
Do not think I held back out of weakness,
Do not think that I held back from responding
or did not speak because my tongue was tied.
Or that my tongue was tied, unable to speak.
قُبْحُthe ugliness of مَخازيكَyour shameful deeds هازمٌputting to flight شَرَفيmy honor
قُبْحُ مَخازيكَ هازمٌ شَرَفي
سوءةُthe private parts of عمْروٍAmr ثَنَتْturned back عِنانَthe reins of عليAli
سوءةُ عمْروٍ ثَنَتْ عِنانَ علي
The ugliness of your shameful deeds puts my honor to flight;
The ugliness of your actions overwhelms my honor.
Amr’s nakedness turned back Ali’s reins.
The misdeeds of Amr have pulled back Ali's reins.