1. ألا ربّ ذي ظلم كمنت لحربه

    فأوقعه المقدار أيّ وقوع

    Ah, many a wrongdoer have I lain in ambush to fight,

    So fate brought him down—what a downfall!

  2. وما كانَ لي إلاَّ سلاح تهجد

    وأدعية لا تتّقى بدروع

    And I had no weapon but prayer in the night,

    And supplications that no armor can ward off.

  3. وهيهات أن ينجو الظلوم وخلفه

    منصّلة أطرافها بدموع

    And the cruel oppressor cannot escape, while behind him

    Are supplications, their tips armed with tears.