ولما رأيت سراةَ قومي
سكوناً لا يثوب لهم زعيم
And when I saw the chieftains of my people
standing still, with no leader returning to rally them,
هتفت بمسمع وصدى أميرٍ
وقبرِ معمّرٍ تلك القروم
I called upon Musmiʿ and the shade of Amir,
and Muʿammar’s grave—those were the mighty lords.
Sol 5.6