تُدِرُّ وَتَستَعوي لَنا كُلَّ كاشِحٍ

وَمِن قَبلِها كُنّا نُسَمّيكَ عاصِما

You toss about uneasily for us whenever a torrent rages,

And before it we used to call you a protector.

بِحَمدِ إِلَهي أَنَّني لَم أَكُن لَهُم

غُرابَ شَمالٍ يَنتِفُ الرّيشَ حاتِما

By the grace of my God I was not for them

A northern raven plucking out feathers unceasingly.

كَأَنَّ عَلَيهِ تاجَ آلِ مُحرِّقٍ

بِأَن ضُرَّ مَولاهُ وَأَصبَحَ سالِما

As if on him were a crown of the burning dynasty,

Since his master was harmed and he became submissive.