سَألا عَنِ الجودِ وَالمَعروفِ أَينَ هُما

فَقُلتُ إِنَّهُما ماتا مَعَ الحَكَمِ

They asked me about generosity and kindness, where are they

I said: They died with integrity

ماتا مَعَ الرَجُلِ الموفي بِذِمَّتِهِ

يَومَ الحِفاظِ إِذا لم يوفَ بالذِمَمِ

They died with the man who kept his word

On the day the protectors failed to keep their word

ماذا بِمَنبِجَ لَو تُنبَش مَقابِرُها

مِن التَهَدُّمِ بِالمَعروفِ وَالكَرمِ

What would happen in Manbij if its graves were dug up

From the ruins of generosity and nobility