طال على البصرة إشفاقي
وبتُّ من خوفٍ على ساقِ
Long has my concern for Basra endured;
My yearning for Basra has grown long
I spent the night poised to flee in fear.
I spend the nights anxious and distraught
لا تأمن الخسف على بلدةٍ
أميرُها الفضل بن إسحاقِ
Do not deem a city safe from being swallowed by the earth
No town is safe from sinking into the abyss
when its governor is al-Faḍl ibn Isḥāq.
When its ruler is Al-Fadl bin Ishaq
Sol 5.6