قُلْ لإِبْنِ المُعْنَزِّ يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ

قُلْ لإِبْنِ المُعْنَزِّ يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ

ولا قُدَّ من أَدِيمِكَ شِبْرُ

ولا قُدَّ من أَدِيمِكَ شِبْرُ

Say to Ibn al-Muʿnazz—may God have mercy on you,

Say to the son of Mu'nazzar, may God have mercy on you,

and may no handspan be cut from your skin—

And do not move an inch from your place,

إِن تكن عذَّبَتْكَ بالحُسْنِ شَرٌّ

إِن تكن عذَّبَتْكَ بالحُسْنِ شَرٌّ

إِنَّ مَحبُوبَتي وَحقِّكَ خيْرُ

إِنَّ مَحبُوبَتي وَحقِّكَ خيْرُ

If Sharr has tormented you with beauty,

If beauty has tortured you, it is evil,

indeed my beloved, by your honor, is Khayr.

Indeed my beloved is better for you and more right.