1. You called Aamir, yet you rejected him
And you did not call Mu'awiyah ibn 'Amr
١. دَعَوتُم عامِراً فَنَبَذتُموهُ
وَلَم تَدعوا مُعاوِيَةَ بنِ عَمروِ
2. Had you called him, he would have come hastening
Running swiftly or he would have come sprinting
٢. وَلَو نادَيتَهُ لَأَتاكَ يَسعى
حَثيثَ الرَكضِ أَو لَأَتاكَ يَجري
3. Yielding when calamity strikes
And meeting his fate at every turn
٣. مُدِلّاً حينَ تَشتَجِرُ العَوالي
وَيُدرِكُ وِترَهُ في كُلِّ وِترِ
4. When death comes, he does not care
Whether it came easily or with hardship
٤. إِذا لاقى المَنايا لا يُبالي
أَفي يُسرٍ أَتاهُ أَم بِعُسرِ
5. Like a lion crouching, paws spread
Brave-chested, feared and noble
٥. كَمِثلِ اللَيثِ مُفتَرِشٍ يَدَيهِ
جَريءِ الصَدرِ رِئبالٍ سِبَطرِ