أَلا أَبلِغا عَنّي حُصَيناً رِسالَةً

فَإِنَّكَ مَردودٌ عَليك خلالُكا

Should I not send a message to Husain

For you shall surely return the way you came

كَرَدِّ الأَداةِ المُستَعارَةِ إِنَّني

وَصَلتُكَ حَتّى عادَ صَرماً وِصالُكا

Like borrowed tools that must be given back

I supported you until your support became useless

وَكُنتَ إِذا مَدَّت يَمينُكَ ذَرعَها

لِتَفعَلَ خَيراً تَعتَقِبها شِمالُكا

Whenever you extended your right hand

To do good, your left hand would undo it

لِسانُكَ مَعسولٌ وَنَفسُكَ بَشَّةٌ

وَعِندَ الثُريّا مِن صَديقِكَ مالُكا

Your tongue is smooth but your soul malicious

And with the rich you find your fortune