1. يا هَذِهِ لا تَغلَطي

    وَاللَهِ ما لي فيكِ خاطِر

    You there, do not be mistaken.

    By God, I have no interest in you.

  2. خَدَعوكِ بِالقَولِ المُحا

    لِ فَصَحَّ أَنَّكِ أُمُّ عامِر

    They deceived you with absurd talk,

    so it became clear that you are Umm ʿAmir.

  3. أَظَنَنتِ لي قَلباً عَلى

    هَذي الحَماقَةِ مِنكِ صابِر

    Did you think I had a heart that, faced with

    this foolishness of yours, would be patient?

  4. وَسَمِعتُ عَنكِ قَضِيَّةً

    قَد سُوِّدَت فيها الدَفاتِر

    And I heard of a matter concerning you,

    about which notebooks have been blackened.

  5. نُقِلَت إِلَيَّ جَميعُها

    حَتّى كَأَنّي كُنتُ حاضِر

    It was all recounted to me,

    until it was as though I had been there.

  6. فَمَتى أَرَدتِ شَرَحتُها

    لَكِ بِالدَلائِلِ وَالأَمائِر

    So whenever you wish, I will explain it

    to you with proofs and signs.

  7. إِن كُنتِ أَنتِ نَسيتِها

    فَلَكَم لَها في الناسِ ذاكِر

    If you yourself have forgotten it,

    many among the people remember it!

  8. وَسَأَلتُ عَنكِ فَلَم أَجِد

    لَكِ في جَميعِ الناسِ شاكِر

    And I asked about you, but did not find

    anyone among all the people who spoke well of you.

  9. وَزَعَمتِ أَنَّكِ حُرَّةٌ

    ما هَذِهِ شِيَمُ الحَرائِر

    And you claimed that you are a freeborn woman;

    these are not the ways of freeborn women.

  10. فَإِذا كَذَبتِ فَلا يَكُن

    كَذِباً لِكُلِّ الناسِ ظاهِر

    So when you lie, let it not be

    a lie plain to everyone.