أَرى يَحيى تَعَرَّضَ لي بِسوءٍ

أَرى يَحيى تَعَرَّضَ لي بِسوءٍ

تَعَرُّضَ عَقرَبٍ ولعت بِحَيَّه

تَعَرُّضَ عَقرَبٍ ولعت بِحَيَّه

I see Yahya has assailed me with malice,

I see Yahya has treated me poorly

like a scorpion obsessed with a snake.

With the malice of a scorpion that stung at his throat

أَيَطمَعُ أَنَّني أَهجوهُ كَلّا

أَيَطمَعُ أَنَّني أَهجوهُ كَلّا

كَفاني أَن يُقالَ أَخو رُقَيَّه

كَفاني أَن يُقالَ أَخو رُقَيَّه

Does he hope that I will lampoon him? Never!

Does he hope that I will satirize him? Never!

It suffices me that he be called Ruqayya's brother.

It is enough that he's called the brother of Ruqayyah