1. Lightnings flashed through which thunders rolled
So we thought heavy rains were foretold

2. Furious storms arose and almost
Made Mount Shouf hills from anxiety swayed

3. Thick clouds amassed with smoky gown
To the sky's zenith, lofty they wound

4. The storm stirred on a nation's plain
With its wings over them fluttered and rained

5. All that passed by and went away
Like the falsehood of snow that melted away

6. We slept while black hopes turned white
We woke while white faces turned slight

7. When the youth is helped by his Lord
His enemies' harm will fall short

8. God's command prevails over all
No king counted nor army with soldiers tall

9. May God protect you, glory's knight
Whose sword to iron wood seems alike

10. And David's impregnable God-woven dress
With God's victory, all the more finesse

11. Numerous claims were made by the folk
But no witnesses came forth to evoke

12. If words flew true without reason's light
I'd attain all that I wished I might

13. You plotted but regretted not a nation's ruse
For them there's regret but it's of no use

14. If a rock you threw at a pillar
It bounces back right to the hurler

15. With traps many deer are caught
But never lions with courage fraught

16. A sword slashes not through armor's coat
If just the surface its edge smote

17. Who can satisfy each soul's delight
For fancies lie far and wide in plight

18. Seeking all people's pleasure wayward
Is like seeking immortality wayward

19. Many complained of the Most-Merciful
Until disbelief prevailed, deny they would

20. It suits him to stop at limits clear
Lest those limits trouble him and fear