1. O Saad, you have veiled three,
Each bearing your manifest brand.
١. يا سَعدُ إِنَّكَ قَد حَجَبتَ ثَلاثَةً
كُلٌّ عَلَيهِ مِنكَ وَشمٌ لائِحُ
2. Yet I see you serve a fourth to slay him -
Have mercy, for the Sheikh's a righteous elder.
٢. وَأَراكَ تَخدِمَ رابِعاً لِتُبيدَهُ
فَارفُق بِهِ فَالشَيخُ شَيخٌ صالِحُ
3. O veil of ministers, with them you are
Saad, but for others, Saad the butcher.
٣. يا حاجِبَ الوُزَراءِ إِنَّكَ عِندَهُم
سَعدٌ وَلَكِن أَنتَ سَعدُ الذابِحُ