1. إنَّ كَسْرَ الخليجِ صادَفَهُ اليَوْ

    مُ وفي عَظْمِهِ من الفَقْرِ كَسْرُ

    Indeed, the breaching of the canal has found him to-

    day, with a fracture from poverty in his bones.

  2. ولهُ من نَدَى يَمِينِكَ يُمْنٌ

    كُلَّ وَقْتٍ ومن يَسَارِكَ يُسْرُ

    And from the dew of your right hand he has good fortune

    at every moment, and from your left hand, ease.

  3. فتفضَّلْ عليه فالفَضْلُ أَوْلَى

    بكَ يا مَنْ أَقَلُّ جَدْوَاهُ بَحْرُ

    So be generous to him, for generosity is more fitting

    for you, O you whose least bounty is a sea.