قد كَمّلَ اللهُ بِرذوني بَمْنقَصةِ

قد كَمّلَ اللهُ بِرذوني بَمْنقَصةِ

وشانَه بعدَ ما أعماهُ بالعَرَج

وشانَه بعدَ ما أعماهُ بالعَرَج

God has indeed perfected my horse with a flaw,

God has completed me with a limp,

And marred him with lameness after blinding him.

And after blinding me, diminished my status,

أسير مثلَ أسيرٍ وَهَو يَعرُج بي

أسير مثلَ أسيرٍ وَهَو يَعرُج بي

كأنّه ماشياً ينحطُ منْ دَرَج

كأنّه ماشياً ينحطُ منْ دَرَج

I travel like a captive as he limps along carrying me,

I walk like a prisoner limping along,

As though, while walking, he were descending steps.

As if going down steps and stumbling.

فإنْ رَماني على ما فيهِ من عرجٍ

فإنْ رَماني على ما فيهِ من عرجٍ

فما عليه إذا ما متُ من حَرَج

فما عليه إذا ما متُ من حَرَج

So if he throws me, despite his lameness,

So if he casts me for what I have of limps,

Then, if I die, no blame rests on him.

I have no issue if I die without hardship.