1. They asked about generosity and kindness - where are they?
I said: they died with chivalry
١. سالا عَنِ الجودِ وَالمَعروفِ أَينَ هُما
فَقُلتُ إِنَّهُما ماتا مَعَ الحَكَمِ
2. They died with the man who kept his word
The day of reckoning, when oaths went unfulfilled
٢. ماتا مَعَ الرَجُلِ الموفي بِذِمَّتِهِ
يَومَ الحِفاظِ إِذا لَم يوفَ بِالذِمَمِ
3. What would Ma'arrat al-Nu'man be if its graves were dug up?
Ruined - of charity and nobility - not a trace remains
٣. ماذا بِمَنبِجَ لَو تُنبَش مَقابِرُها
مِنَ التَهَدُّمِ بِالمَعروفِ وَالكَرَمِ