مُعَاِويَ قَدْ كُنْتَ رِخْوِ الْخِنَاقِ

فَسَعَّرْتَ حرباً تُضِيفُ الْخِنَاقَا

Mu'awiya, you were once loose-necked,

Yet you sparked a war tightening necks.

فَإنْ يَكُنِ الشَّامُ قَدْ أصفَقَتْ

عَلَيْكَ ابْنَ حَرْبٍ فَإِنَّ الْعِرَاقَا

If Syria applauded you,

Ibn Harb's son, Iraq surely answered

أجابَتْ عَلِيَّا إلى دَعْوَةٍ

تُعِز الهُدَى وَتُذِل النِّفَاقَا

Ali's call to a purpose,

Honoring guidance and disgracing hypocrisy.