إنindeed الهداياthe gifts التيthat راعتكdazzled you قدindeed ضمنتensured
إن الهدايا التي راعتك قد ضمنت
ذهابloss عقلكyour reason لماwhen غرّكbeguiled you الذهبُthe gold
ذهاب عقلك لما غرّك الذهبُ
Indeed, the gifts that dazzled you have ensured
The gifts that fascinated you ensured
The loss of your reason when gold beguiled you.
That you lost your mind when gold tricked you
سيقتwere brought إليكto you فلمyet did not يخرجcome forth بهاwith them شرفhonor
سيقت إليك فلم يخرج بها شرف
يذودdefends عنكon your behalf ولاnor دينfaith ولاnor حسبُnoble lineage
يذود عنك ولا دين ولا حسبُ
They were brought to you, yet no honor came with them
You were led to them but no honour came out
To defend you—nor faith, nor noble lineage.
To defend you, neither faith nor lineage
عهديmy knowledge بقومكof your people لاnot يرضونapprove عنof رجلٍa man
عهدي بقومك لا يرضون عن رجلٍ
أجلّthe greatest ماwhat يبتغيهhe seeks it المالwealth والنشبُand property
أجلّ ما يبتغيه المال والنشبُ
I know your people do not approve of a man
I know your people are not pleased with a man
Whose highest aim is wealth and property.
Whose greatest desire is money and promotion
فالقso face العقابpunishment علىfor ماwhat نلتyou obtained منof تحفprecious gifts
فالق العقاب على ما نلت من تحف
تشكوlaments الجماركcustoms بلواهاtheir affliction وتنتحبُand sobs
تشكو الجمارك بلواها وتنتحبُ
So face punishment for the precious gifts you received;
So expect punishment for the treasures you took
Customs laments the trouble they bring and sobs.
While customs cry in agony over it