أَترجةٌ قَد أَتَتكَ بَرّاً

أَترجةٌ قَد أَتَتكَ بَرّاً

لا تَقبلنَها وَإِن سررتا

لا تَقبلنَها وَإِن سررتا

A citron has come to you as a token of kindness.

A translation has come to you in goodness

Do not accept it, even if you are delighted.

Do not accept it, even if it brings you joy

إِن اِسمَها إِن يَكُن سَليما

إِن اِسمَها إِن يَكُن سَليما

فَإِن منكوسَها هَجرتا

فَإِن منكوسَها هَجرتا

For even if its name is sound,

Even if its name is sound

its reversal reads: “you forsook.”

Its bent form has certainly fled