أَمّا صُبَيرٌ فَإِن قَلّوا وَإِن لَؤُموا

أَمّا صُبَيرٌ فَإِن قَلّوا وَإِن لَؤُموا

فَلَستُ هاجِيَهُم ما حَنَّتِ النيبُ

فَلَستُ هاجِيَهُم ما حَنَّتِ النيبُ

As for Ṣubayr, even if they are few and even if they are base,

Though some abuse a patient man and blame him,

I shall not lampoon them as long as old she-camels moan.

I will not answer them so long as life remains.

أَمّا الرِجالُ فَجِعلانٌ وَنِسوَتُهُم

أَمّا الرِجالُ فَجِعلانٌ وَنِسوَتُهُم

مِثلُ القَنافِذِ لا حُسنٌ وَلا طيبُ

مِثلُ القَنافِذِ لا حُسنٌ وَلا طيبُ

As for the men, they are dung beetles, and their women

But for the men - both they and their wives

Are like hedgehogs: neither beauty nor pleasant fragrance.

Are like porcupines - neither fair nor sweet.