ولقلَّما حكمَ الزَّما

نُ عَلى امرئٍ إِلا وحافا

Seldom does time rule a person

Except it befalls him with misfortune

وأَرى نَوائِبَه سِرا

عاً حينَ تَطلبُني خِفافا

And I see its calamities secretly

Approaching softly when they seek me

متَجمِّعاتٍ لي فكُن

تُ أعدُّ واحِدةً كَفافا

My gathered misfortunes, be kind

And come one by one, that's enough

وإِذا الفَتى سَعتِ اللَّيا

لي في إِرادَتِه خِلافا

When a young man's night is long

His desires lead him to defy fate

وتعمَّدَته بجَورِها

عَدلَ الحُسين ابن المُعافى

And so by its tyranny it has wronged him

The fair Hussain son of Al-Mu'afa

فغدا يمدُّ يدَ العَطا

يا في نوائِبها انتِصافا

So he now extends generosity's hand

To take revenge on its calamities