أَطلقتُI freed مِنof شَيبانَShayban سَبعينَseventy عانياًa captive
أَطلقتُ مِن شَيبانَ سَبعينَ عانياً
فأبُواthen they returned جميعاًall كُلُّهُمall of them لَيسَdoes not يَشكُرُgive thanks
فأبُوا جميعاً كُلُّهُم لَيسَ يَشكُرُ
I freed seventy captives of Shayban.
I released seventy captives from Sheeban
Then they all returned—not one of them gives thanks.
Yet they all refused, not one was thankful
إذاif كُنتَyou are فيamong أفناءِthe clans of شَيبانShayban مُنعِماًbestowing favors
إذا كُنتَ في أفناءِ شَيبان مُنعِماً
فجُزَّthen shear اللِّحىthe beards إنَّfor indeed النَواصِيَthe forelocks تُكفَرُare concealed
فجُزَّ اللِّحى إنَّ النَواصِيَ تُكفَرُ
If you bestow favors among the clans of Shayban,
If you've been favored in the valleys of Sheeban
Then shear the beards, for the forelocks are concealed.
Shave your beard, surely the napes will atone
فعلَّso perhaps تَميماًTamim أَنthat تُغِيرَit raids عليكمُagainst you
فعلَّ تَميماً أَن تُغِيرَ عليكمُ
بِجَيشٍwith an army وعَلِّيand perhaps I أَنthat أُغيرَI raid فأَقدِرُthen I prevail
بِجَيشٍ وعَلِّي أَن أُغيرَ فأَقدِرُ
So perhaps Tamim will raid you
So Tameem decided to raid against you
With an army—and perhaps I will raid and prevail.
With an army, and I decided to raid and overpower
فلاso not شُكرَكُمُyour gratitude أبغيI seek إذاwhen كُنتُI am مُنعِماًbestowing favors
فلا شُكرَكُمُ أبغي إذا كُنتُ مُنعِماً
ولاnor وُدَّكُمaffection for you فيat آخِرِthe end of الدَّهرِtime أُضمرُI harbor inwardly
ولا وُدَّكُم في آخِرِ الدَّهرِ أُضمرُ
So I seek no gratitude from you when I bestow favors,
I do not seek your gratitude when I've favored you
Nor will I harbor affection for you, even at time's end.
Nor harbor affection for you till the end of time