1. إِذا ما بيعَةٌ زيرَت لِغَيٍّ

    فَأَعطِ لِهَجرِها أَيمانَ بَيعَه

    If ever a church is visited for sin,

    then swear oaths of allegiance to forsaking it.

  2. وَلا تَجعَلكَ لِلأَيّامِ كَلباً

    ظِباءٌ مِن ذُؤَيبَةَ أَو سُبَيعَه

    And do not let yourself be made a dog to Time

    by gazelles from Dhuʾaybah or Subayʿah.

  3. فَإِنَّ الدَهرَ يَنقُلُ كُلَّ حالٍ

    كَما نَقَلَ الحُكومَةَ مِن ضُبَيعَه

    For Time changes every condition,

    as it took judicial authority from Ḍubayʿah.