1. وَقَد دَلَّتِ الدُنيا عَلى عَيبِ نَفسِها

    إِذِ اِلتَفَتَت لِلُّؤمِ بَعدَ التَكَرُّمِ

    And the world has indeed revealed her own flaw,

    When she turned to baseness after generosity.

  2. فَما نَوَّلتَ حَتّى اِستَرَدَّت نَوالَها

    وَشَنَّت عَلَينا أَبؤُساً بَعدَ أَنعُمِ

    For no sooner had you given than she reclaimed her bounty,

    And unleashed hardships upon us after blessings.

  3. وَلَكِن سَيُعديني عَلَيها اِبنُ أَحمَدٍ

    نَبِيَّ الهُدى وَاِبنُ الوَصِيِّ المُكرَمِ

    But I shall be aided against her by the son of Ahmad—

    The Prophet of guidance—and son of the honored successor.

  4. وَإِنّي مَتى أَعلُقُ بِسالِفِ وُدِّهِ

    تَبَدَّلتُ مِن أَمري سَناماً بِمَنسَمِ

    And indeed, whenever I cling to his long-standing affection,

    In my affairs, I trade a camel’s footpad for its hump.