وَقالوا قَد تَغَيَّرَتِ اللَّيالي

وَضُيِّعَتِ المَنازِلُ وَالحُقوقُ

They said the nights have changed

The homes and rights are lost

وَأقسِمُ ما استَجَدَّ الدَّهرُ خَلقاً

وَما عُدوانُهُ إِلّا عَتيقُ

I swear time has not created anything new

Nor has its tyranny become less with age

أَلَيسَ يَرُدُّ عَن فَدَكٍ عَليٌّ

وَيَملِكُ أَكثَرَ الدُّنيا عَتيقُ

Will not Ali defend Fadak

And will not the Ancient own most of the world