1. وَمَولىً عَصاني وَاِستَبَدَّ بِرَأيِهِ

    كَما لَم يُطَع بِالبَقَّتَينِ قَصيرُ

    And an ally disobeyed me and relied solely on his own judgment,

    Just as Qasir went unheeded at al-Baqqatayn.

  2. فَلَمّا رَأى ما غِبُّ أَمري وَأَمرِهِ

    وَوَلَّت بِأَعجازِ الأُمورِ صُدورُ

    So when he saw what came of my counsel and his,

    And the beginnings of affairs had passed away with their ends,

  3. تَمَنّى نَئيشاً أَن يَكونَ أَطاعَني

    وَقَد حَدَثَت بَعدَ الأُمورِ أُمورُ

    He wished, too late, that he had obeyed me,

    Though further affairs had already arisen after those affairs.