1. سُقِيَ الغَيثُ مثلَه فلَقَد عَق

    قَ أَخاهُ فَبرَّنا بعُقوقِه

    May the rain be watered with its like, for it has indeed wronged

    its brother, and thus been kind to us by wronging him.

  2. كانَ كالعارِضِ المشرقِ مَح

    ظوظاً بِما فيهِ مُنتَهى تَشريقِه

    He was like an eastbound rain cloud, bringing good fortune

    with what it held to the endpoint of its eastward journey.

  3. فبِما اعتاقَه سَقانا جَزاهُ ال

    لَهِ عنَّا خَيراً عَلَى تَعويقِه

    So, by holding him back, it watered us; may it be rewarded by

    God, on our behalf, with good for delaying him.