إِنّي وَجَدِّكَ ما هَجَوتُكَ وَال

إِنّي وَجَدِّكَ ما هَجَوتُكَ وَال

أَنصابِ يُسفَحُ بَينَهُنَّ دَمُ

أَنصابِ يُسفَحُ بَينَهُنَّ دَمُ

Indeed, by your good fortune, I have not lampooned you—and by the

sacrificial stones, between which blood is shed.

وَلَقَد هَمَمتُ بِذاكَ إِذ حُبِسَت

وَلَقَد هَمَمتُ بِذاكَ إِذ حُبِسَت

وَأُمِرُّ دونَ عُبَيدَةَ الوَذَمُ

وَأُمِرُّ دونَ عُبَيدَةَ الوَذَمُ

And I did contemplate doing so when things were held back,

and the bucket-thongs were tightened, barring ʿUbayda.

أَخشى عِقابَكَ إِن قَدَرتَ وَلَم

أَخشى عِقابَكَ إِن قَدَرتَ وَلَم

أَغدِر فَيُؤثَرَ بَينَنا الكَلِمُ

أَغدِر فَيُؤثَرَ بَينَنا الكَلِمُ

I fear your punishment if you have the power, and I have not

acted treacherously and so left words to be handed down between us.