أَما وَاللَهِ لَو أَنّي تَقيٌّ

أَما وَاللَهِ لَو أَنّي تَقيٌّ

لَما آخَيتُ مِثلَكَ وَهوَ قاضِ

لَما آخَيتُ مِثلَكَ وَهوَ قاضِ

Indeed, by God, if I were pious,

By Allah, if I were pious

I would not have taken one like you—a judge—as a brother.

I would not have befriended you, being a judge,

وَلَكِن بِتُّ شَرّاً مِنكَ فِعلاً

وَلَكِن بِتُّ شَرّاً مِنكَ فِعلاً

فَأَغنَيتُ الوِدادَ عَنِ التَقاضي

فَأَغنَيتُ الوِدادَ عَنِ التَقاضي

But I have become worse than you in deeds,

But I have committed evils worse than yours,

So I spared our friendship the need for litigation.

So I have made affection independent of litigation.

فَلا تَنقُض حِبالَ العَهدِ مِنّي

فَلا تَنقُض حِبالَ العَهدِ مِنّي

فَما تَخشى لَدَيَّ مِن اِنتِفاضي

فَما تَخشى لَدَيَّ مِن اِنتِفاضي

So do not unravel the cords of the pact with me,

So do not break the ropes of the covenant from me,

For you need not fear my breaking away.

For you have nothing to fear from me rebelling.