1. لو تَركنا تَلَّ الفُضُول وَرُحنا

    لاسترحنا ممّا لقيناهُ ضنكا

    Had we left Tall al-Fuḍūl and gone away,

    We would have found relief from the hardship we endured.

  2. يا مليك الزَّمان هنّأكَ اللهُ

    بما أَضْحَك العبادَ وأبكى

    O king of the age, may God grant you joy

    In what made the people laugh and weep.