1. You toss about uneasily for us whenever a torrent rages,
And before it we used to call you a protector.
١. تُدِرُّ وَتَستَعوي لَنا كُلَّ كاشِحٍ
وَمِن قَبلِها كُنّا نُسَمّيكَ عاصِما
2. By the grace of my God I was not for them
A northern raven plucking out feathers unceasingly.
٢. بِحَمدِ إِلَهي أَنَّني لَم أَكُن لَهُم
غُرابَ شَمالٍ يَنتِفُ الرّيشَ حاتِما
3. As if on him were a crown of the burning dynasty,
Since his master was harmed and he became submissive.
٣. كَأَنَّ عَلَيهِ تاجَ آلِ مُحرِّقٍ
بِأَن ضُرَّ مَولاهُ وَأَصبَحَ سالِما