صَدِّق أَليَّتَهُ إِن قالَ مُجتَهِداً

صَدِّق أَليَّتَهُ إِن قالَ مُجتَهِداً

لا وَالرَغيفِ فَذاكَ البَرُّ مِن قَسَمِه

لا وَالرَغيفِ فَذاكَ البَرُّ مِن قَسَمِه

Believe his oath if he says in earnest,

Believe his complaint if he says it while striving

“No, by the loaf!”—that is the truthful one among his oaths.

No, by the loaf, for that is the righteous part of his share

فَإِن هَمَمتَ بِهِ فَاِفتِك بِخُبزَتِهِ

فَإِن هَمَمتَ بِهِ فَاِفتِك بِخُبزَتِهِ

فَإِنَّ مَوقِعَها مِن لَحمِهِ وَدَمِهِ

فَإِنَّ مَوقِعَها مِن لَحمِهِ وَدَمِهِ

So if you mean him harm, strike at his loaf,

So if you intend for it, then take his bread

For it is as dear to him as his flesh and blood.

For its place is from his flesh and blood

قَد كانَ يُعجِبُني لَو أَنَّ غَيرَتَهُ

قَد كانَ يُعجِبُني لَو أَنَّ غَيرَتَهُ

عَلى جَرادِقِهِ كانَت عَلى حُرَمِه

عَلى جَرادِقِهِ كانَت عَلى حُرَمِه

I would have been pleased if his jealous protectiveness

I would have liked it if his zeal

Over his flatbreads had been over his womenfolk.

For his tents had been for his harem