1. قيلَ لي شيزرُ نارٌ

    وبها العاصي مخلَّدْ

    I was told, “Shayzar is a fire,

    and in it the Orontes—the ‘sinner’—abides forever.”

  2. قلتُ لا أمكثُ فيها

    أنا مِنْ حزبِ محمدْ

    I said, “I will not stay there;

    I am of Muhammad’s party.”