1. Quraysh once carried wine
As merchants, but now carry poison steeped
١. كانت قريشٌ تحملُ الخمرَ مرةً
تِجاراً فَأَضحت تحملُ السُّمَّ مُنقَعَا
2. Does Sa'd promise me while wielding a sword?
He will prevent me from being humiliated and subjugated
٢. أَيُوعِدُني سَعدٌ وفي الكفِّ صارمٌ
سَيَمنَعُ منّي أَن أَذِلَّ وَأَخضَعَا
3. By Allah, were it not for Allah, naught else
I would have clad him in chainmail or he'd be severed
٣. فواللَهِ لولا اللَهُ لا شيءَ غيرُهُ
لجَلَّلتُهُ الصَمصامَ أَو يَتَقَطَّعا