قَضَيتُ شَطرَ العُمرِ في مَدحِكُم

قَضَيتُ شَطرَ العُمرِ في مَدحِكُم

ظَنّاً بِكُم أَنَّكُم أَهلُهُ

ظَنّاً بِكُم أَنَّكُم أَهلُهُ

I spent half my life praising you,

I spent half my life praising you

Thinking you were worthy of it.

Thinking you deserve it

وَعُدتُ أُفنيهِ هِجاءً لَكُم

وَعُدتُ أُفنيهِ هِجاءً لَكُم

فَضاعَ فيكُم عُمُري كُلُّهُ

فَضاعَ فيكُم عُمُري كُلُّهُ

Then I turned to using it up in satire against you,

Then I spent the other half criticizing you

And so my whole life was wasted on you.

So my whole life was wasted on you