قَد شاعَ في الناسِ بَل في الصُّحفِ قد كُتَبا

أنَّ المَغَافِرَ والأجوَادَ قَد غُلِبَا

It has spread among the people, nay in the papers it was written

That the forgiving and the generous were overcome

ومَن على غَلبِهِ الأقوامُ قَد شَهِدتُ

لا يستطيع أبداً لهواً ولا لَعِبَا

And I have witnessed those whom the people overpowered

Can never pursue vanity or play again