1. أَعبّاسُ إِمّا كَرِهتَ الحُروبَ

    فَقَد ذُقتَ مِن عَضِّها ما كَفى

    O Abbas, if you have come to hate wars,

    then you have indeed tasted enough of their bite.

  2. أَأَلقَحتَ حَرباً لَها شِدَّةٌ

    زَماناً تسَعُّرها بِاللَظى

    Did you breed a war of great fury,

    for a time stoking it with flame?

  3. فَلَمّا تَرَقَّيتَ في غَيِّها

    دُحِضتَ وَزَلَّ بِكَ المُرتَقى

    Then, when you climbed higher in its folly,

    you were made to slip, and the ascent gave way beneath you.

  4. فَلا زِلتَ تَبكي عَلى زَلَّةٍ

    وَماذا يَرُدُّ عَلَيكَ البُكا

    So may you never cease weeping over a misstep—

    and what can weeping restore to you?

  5. فَإِن كُنتَ أَخطَأتَ في حَربِنا

    فَلَسنا نُقيلُكَ هَذا الخَطا

    For if you erred in making war on us,

    then we will not pardon you for this mistake.

  6. وَإِن كُنتَ تَطمَعُ في سلمِنا

    فَزاوِل ثَبيراً وَرُكني حِرا

    And if you hope for peace with us,

    then grapple with Thabir and Hira's two flanks.