1. أَيَرجو رَبيعٌ أَن يؤوبَ وَقَد ثَوى

    حَكيمٌ وَأَمسى شلوه بمطبّقِ

    Does Rabīʿ hope to return, while there lies dead

    Ḥakīm, his remains now in a sealed grave?

  2. فَإِن كنتمُ قَوماً كِراماً فَعَجّلوا

    لَه جُرأةً مِن بأسِكم ذات مصدقِ

    Then, if you are a noble people, hasten

    A bold assault against him, a true proof of your might.

  3. فَإِن لَم تَنالوا نيلكم بِسُيوفكم

    فَكونوا نِساء في الملاء المخلّقِ

    But if you do not attain your aim with your swords,

    Then be women in saffron-perfumed wraps.

  4. وَقولوا ربيعٌ ربّكم فَاِسجُدوا له

    فَما أَنتمُ إلّا كَمعزى الحبلّقِ

    And say, “Rabīʿ is your lord,” so prostrate yourselves before him;

    For you are merely like al-Ḥaballaq’s goats.