وغُضْفاً يَنْتَظِمْنَ الأرضَ نَظْماً

تنثّرُ فيهِ حَبَّاتُ النُّفوسِ

And blossoms that adorn the earth in order

In which souls' beads are scattered about

لها في كُلِّ مَعْرَكَةٍ ضجاجٌ

وداهيةٌ كَداهيةِ البَسُوسِ

For them in every battle there is clamor

And cunning like the cunning of foxes

وسِرْبُ حُبَارِياتٍ فَوقَ جَلْسٍ

أُشَبِّهُهُ بِمَشْيَخَةٍ جُلُوسِ

And swarm of locusts above a sitting

I liken it to a sitting assembly of elders