1. Mu'awiya, you were once loose-necked,
Yet you sparked a war tightening necks.
١. مُعَاِويَ قَدْ كُنْتَ رِخْوِ الْخِنَاقِ
فَسَعَّرْتَ حرباً تُضِيفُ الْخِنَاقَا
2. If Syria applauded you,
Ibn Harb's son, Iraq surely answered
٢. فَإنْ يَكُنِ الشَّامُ قَدْ أصفَقَتْ
عَلَيْكَ ابْنَ حَرْبٍ فَإِنَّ الْعِرَاقَا
3. Ali's call to a purpose,
Honoring guidance and disgracing hypocrisy.
٣. أجابَتْ عَلِيَّا إلى دَعْوَةٍ
تُعِز الهُدَى وَتُذِل النِّفَاقَا