يَقولُ الناسُ لي رَجلٌ سَديدٌ

يَقولُ الناسُ لي رَجلٌ سَديدٌ

وَما فعلي بِفِعل فتىً سَديدِ

وَما فعلي بِفِعل فتىً سَديدِ

People say I am an upright man,

People say I am a steadfast man,

Yet my conduct is not that of an upright youth.

Yet I care not for the deeds of the steadfast.

إِذا ما كُنتُ ما أَخشى وَعيداً

إِذا ما كُنتُ ما أَخشى وَعيداً

فَما نَفعي مَقالي بِالوَعيدِ

فَما نَفعي مَقالي بِالوَعيدِ

If I fear no threat,

If I were not afraid of threats,

Then what use to me is my talk of threats?

Then of what use are my threats to others?