1. We passed by the house of 'Abbū al-Wālī
While she, bereaved, complained of the nights' vicissitudes,
١. قَدْ مَرَرْنَا بِدَارِ عَبُّو الْوَالِي
وَهْيَ ثكْلَى تَشْكُو صُرُوفَ اللَّيَالِي
2. Misfortunes had led her to her Lord
When they pelted him with the missiles of demise,
٢. أَقْصَدَتْ رَبَّهَا الْحَوَادِثُ لَمَّا
رَشَقَتْهُ بِصَاِئَباتِ زَوَالِ
3. Yesterday he was a sturdy leader,
Today he has no guardian.
٣. كَانَ بِالأَمْسِ وَالِياً مُسْتَطِيلاً
وَهُوَ الْيَوْمَ مَا لَهُ مِنْ وَالِي