أَيُّهاO you اللائِمُthe reproacher الَّذيwho قَدindeed رَمانيassailed me
أَيُّها اللائِمُ الَّذي قَد رَماني
فَمُهُhis mouth اليَومَtoday بَينَbetween قالٍ'he said' وَقيلِand 'it was said'
فَمُهُ اليَومَ بَينَ قالٍ وَقيلِ
O reproacher, I have been assailed
by your mouth today, amid 'he said' and 'it was said'.
عُجturn aside بِذَودِwith a camel herd المِلاحِreproach عِنديat my place فَإِنّيfor I am
عُج بِذَودِ المِلاحِ عِندي فَإِنّي
مُجدِبٌbarren لَيسَthere is no فِيَّwithin me عُشبُgrass قَبولِacceptance
مُجدِبٌ لَيسَ فِيَّ عُشبُ قَبولِ
Turn my way with the herd of reproaches, for I am
barren; within me grows no grass of acceptance.