وَمُكاشِحٍ لَولاكَ أَصبَحَ جانِحاً

وَمُكاشِحٍ لَولاكَ أَصبَحَ جانِحاً

لِلسِّلمِ يَرقى حَيَّتي وَضِبابي

لِلسِّلمِ يَرقى حَيَّتي وَضِبابي

And many a bitter foe, but for you, would have inclined

Toward peace, chanting charms over my snake and my spiny-tailed lizards.