مِنwho عَذيريmy defender مِنagainst صاحِبٍa friend خادِعِdeceptive in الوَعthe promise (first part)
مِن عَذيري مِن صاحِبٍ خادِعِ الوَع
دِcompletion of ‘promise’ وَهَذاand this مِنَamong الأَخِلّاءِfriends بَختيmy luck
دِ وَهَذا مِنَ الأَخِلّاءِ بَختي
Who will take my part against a friend false to his word?
From my excuser, from a deceitful companion
And such is my luck with friends:
My fate is always to walk pulling a fang
أَبَداًalways ماشِياًwalking وَيَسحَبُand he drags ناباًa fang
أَبَداً ماشِياً وَيَسحَبُ ناباً
بِسِواكٍwith a toothstick كَمِضرَبِlike the bat of البَردَستِbardast (a ball game)
بِسِواكٍ كَمِضرَبِ البَردَستِ
Forever walking and dragging a fang
With swords like the strike of lightning
with a toothstick like a bardast bat.
Partial English translation: 3 of 4 Arabic lines translated.