أَلاAh! مَنwho مُبلِغٌwill convey word عَنّيfrom me زِياداًZiyad
أَلا مَن مُبلِغٌ عَنّي زِياداً
بِأَنّيthat I قَدindeed لَجَأتُhave sought refuge إِلىto سَعيدِSa'id
بِأَنّي قَد لَجَأتُ إِلى سَعيدِ
Ah, who will convey word from me to Ziyad
Will no one tell Ziyad that I fled,
That I have sought refuge with Sa'id,
Seeking refuge with Sa'id, from you,
وَأَنّيand that I قَدindeed فَرَرتُhave fled إِلَيهِto him مِنكُمfrom you all
وَأَنّي قَد فَرَرتُ إِلَيهِ مِنكُم
إِلىto ذيone possessing المَجدِglory وَالحَسَبِand noble lineage التَليدِancestral
إِلى ذي المَجدِ وَالحَسَبِ التَليدِ
And that I have fled to him from you,
To one of lineage and glory tried,
To one possessed of glory and ancestral nobility,
Fleeing the foul abuse that makes cubs,
فِراراًin flight مِنfrom شَتيمِhideous الوَجهِthe face وَردٍa tawny lion
فِراراً مِن شَتيمِ الوَجهِ وَردٍ
يُفِزُّstartles الأُسدَthe lions خَوفاًinto fear بِالوَعيدِwith threats
يُفِزُّ الأُسدَ خَوفاً بِالوَعيدِ
Fleeing a hideous-faced, tawny lion,
Of lions fear, from the threats implied
Who startles lions into fear with his threats.
Partial English translation: 5 of 6 Arabic lines translated.