إن كان هذا الضرير يعنتني

إن كان هذا الضرير يعنتني

بحجةٍ مثل عينه غلقه

بحجةٍ مثل عينه غلقه

If this blind man vexes me

If this blind man troubles me

With an argument as closed as his eye,

With a claim as blind as his closed eyes,

فوقع السوس في عصاه ولا

فوقع السوس في عصاه ولا

بورك في قسطه من الصدقة

بورك في قسطه من الصدقة

Then may woodworm infest his staff, and may

May termites fall on his stick and may

His share of alms go unblessed.

No blessing come from his share of alms.