1. أَلَصُبحُ أَصبَحُ وَالظَلا

    مُ كَما تَراهُ أَحَمُّ حالِك

    Dawn is bright, and darkness,

    as you see it, is coal-black, pitch-dark.

  2. يَتَبارَيانِ وَيَسلُكا

    نِ إِلى الوَرى ضيقَ المَسالِك

    They vie with each other and tread

    narrow paths toward humankind.

  3. أَسَدانِ يَفتَرِسانِ مَن

    مَرّا بِهِ فَأَبَه لِذالِك

    Two lions, devouring whomever

    they pass by—so take heed of that.

  4. حَمَلا المَمالِكَ عَن رِدىً

    قاضٍ إِلى خانٍ وَآلِك

    They transferred kingdoms through ruin

    that deals death, to a khan and an Alik.

  5. أَودى المُلوكَ عَلى اِحتِرا

    سِهِمُ وَلم تَبقَ المَمالِك

    It destroyed kings despite their vigilance,

    and the kingdoms did not endure.

  6. لا يَكذِبَنَّ مُؤَجَّلٌ

    ما سالِمٌ إِلّا كَهالِك

    Let no one granted a reprieve lie:

    No one safe is any different from one doomed.

  7. يا رَضوَ لا أَرجو لِقا

    أَكَ بَل أَخافَ لِقاءَ مالِك

    O Ridwan, I do not hope to meet

    you; rather, I fear meeting Malik.