عداوةenmity لا“no” لكفّكَtoward your palm منsince قديمٍlong ago
عداوة لا لكفّكَ من قديمٍ
فلاso do not تعجبْmarvel لمقراضٍat a pair of scissors لئيمِbase
فلا تعجبْ لمقراضٍ لئيمِ
“No” has long borne enmity toward your palm;
An ancient enmity not for your hands
so do not marvel at a base pair of scissors.
So wonder not at mean men's cruel demands
لئنif indeed أدماكَit has bloodied you فهْولهُthen it is, to it شبيهٌsimilar
لئن أدماكَ فهْولهُ شبيهٌ
وقدand may يَسْطوassail اللئيمُthe ignoble one علىupon الكريمِthe noble one
وقد يَسْطو اللئيمُ على الكريمِ
If it has bloodied you, it resembles “no”;
If they should test you, it is their way
and the ignoble may assail the noble.
The ignoble upon the noble prey