َوكانَ الخَلائِفُ بَعدَ الرَسولِ
لِلَّهِ كُلُّهُمُ تابِعا
The Caliphs after the Messenger
Were all obedient to Allah
شَهيدانِ مِن بَعدِ صِدّيقِهِم
وَكانَ اِبنُ خَولى لَهُم رابِعا
Two martyrs after their loyal friend
And Ibn Khawla was their fourth
وَكانَ اِبنُهُ بَعدَهُ خامِساً
مُطيعاً لِمَن قَبلَهُ سامِعا
His son after him was the fifth
Obedient to those before him, listening
وَمَروانُ سادِسُ مَن قَد مَضى
وَكانَ اِبنُهُ بَعدَهُ سابِعا
Marwan was the sixth of those passed
And his son after him the seventh