1. Not only has disaster befallen Egypt alone,
But misfortune exists in every land.

2. The hyenas informed us of the discarded corpses -
So salvation lies in the truth of that news.

3. Are the Persians, Romans, and Turks,
Or Rabia, Mudar, and Saba,

4. Safe in the peak of their kingdoms,
That fate will reveal to them what it has concealed?

5. And of the wonders of its nobility,
Every warrior it killed was not mourned.

6. Whether the gallant departs or settles,
Destiny continues to watch him in ambush.