1. يا كِندَ ما خِلتُ السُكونَ تَحَرَّكَت

    بَعدَ السُكونِ وَلا أَخوها السَكسَكُ

    O Kinda, I never thought al-Sukun would stir

    after stillness, nor her brother al-Saksak.

  2. نُوَبٌ فَرَسنَكَ لا يَروقُ عُيونَها

    حُلَلٌ تَلوحُ كَأَنَّهُنَّ الفِرسَكُ

    Calamities have mauled you; their eyes take no delight

    in robes that gleam as though they were peaches.

  3. حِقدُ الزَمانِ حَسيكَةٌ في صَدرِهِ

    فَلِذاكَ أَرزاقُ الكِرامِ تُحَسَّكُ

    Time’s rancor is a thorn in its breast;

    and so the livelihoods of the noble are obstructed.