1. أَفي كُلِّ مَمسى لَيلَةٍ أَنا قائِلٌ

    مِنَ الدَهرِ لا تَبعُد قَتيلَ جَميلِ

    At every nightfall, must I say,

    as time goes by, 'Be not far away, O Jamil's slain one'?

  2. فَما كُنتُ أَخشى أَن تَنالَ دِماءَنا

    قُرَيشٌ وَلَمّا يُقتَلوا بِقَتيلِ

    For I had not feared that our blood would be shed

    by Quraysh, while they had not yet been slain for one slain.

  3. وَأَبرَحُ ما أُمِّرتُمُ وَمَلَكتُمُ

    يَدَ الدَهرِ ما لَم تُقتَلوا بِغَليلِ

    And how grievous that you were given command and gained dominion,

    for all time, unless you are slain in burning vengeance.