1. A fox paid off a debt and weighed
With the scales of Solomon, carefully and justly.
١. قَضَت ثُعَلٌ دَيناً ودِّنا بِمِثلَةِ
سَلامانَ كَيلاً وَاِزناً بِبَوازِنِ
2. So they went to bed free men, noble and generous,
And woke up slaves of a despised Unayn, despite their pride and dignity unbowed.
٢. فَأَمسوا بَني حُرٍّ كَريمٍ وَأَصبَحوا
عَبيدَ عُنَينٍ رَغمَ أَنفٍ وَمازِنِ