1. فَكَفَّ يَدَيهِ ثُمَّ أغْلَقَ بَابَهُ

    وَأَيْقَنَ أنَّ اللهَ لَيْسَ بِغَافِلِ

    So he held back his hands, then shut his door,

    and knew with certainty that God is not heedless.

  2. وَقَالَ لِمَنْ في دارهِ لا تُقاتِلُوا

    عَفَا اللهُ عَنْ كُلِّ امرىءٍ لم يُقَاتِلِ

    And he said to those in his house: Do not fight.

    May God pardon every man who did not fight.

  3. فَكَيْفَ رأيتَ اللهَ صَبَّ عليهمُ الْ

    عَدَاوَةَ والبَقْضَاءَ بَعْدَ التّوَاصُلِ

    How, then, did you see God pour upon them

    enmity and hatred after fellowship?

  4. وكيفَ رَأيتَ الخيرَ أَدْبَرَ عَنْهُمُ

    وَوَلَّى كإِدْبَارِ النَّعامِ الجوافلِ

    And how did you see goodness turn away from them

    and flee as startled ostriches flee?