ياO ثائراًavenger يبغيseeks لهُfor himself
يا ثائراً يبغي لهُ
خمسَfive مِئِينَhundreds دِرهَماdirham
خمسَ مِئِينَ دِرهَما
O avenger who seeks for himself
O you who seek five hundred dirhams
five hundred dirhams,
Nothing is like my words, O brother
ماwhat مثلُthe equivalent of قوليmy saying ياO أَخاbrother of الthe
ما مثلُ قولي يا أَخا ال
دمِblood فيin التَحاجيriddling هَبgive دَماblood
دمِ في التَحاجي هَب دَما
what matches my saying, O brother of
Do not shed blood over contention
blood, in riddling: “Give blood”?
Partial English translation: 3 of 4 Arabic lines translated.