لَو كُنتُم تُنكِرونَ الغَدرَ قُلتُ لَكُم

يا آلَ مَروانَ جاري مِنكُم الحَكَمُ

If you were denying treachery, I would have said to you,

O clan of Marwan, your rule flows from me,

وَأَتقيكُم يَمينَ اللَّهِ ضاحِيَةً

عِندَ الشُهودِ وَقَد تُوفي بِها الذِّمَمُ

And I would take a solemn oath by Allah in the presence of witnesses,

Thereby fulfilling the covenants.

لا كُنتُ أَحدَثتُ سوءاً في إِمارَتِكُم

وَلا الَّذي فاتَ مِنِّي قَبلَ ينتقمُ

Neither have I committed any wrong during your rule,

Nor does what preceded me seek vengeance.

نَحنُ الَّذينَ إِذا خِفتُم مُجَلِّلَةً

قُلتُم لَنا إِنَّنا مِنكُم لِتَعتَصِموا

We are the ones, when you feared a covering darkness,

You said to us, "Through you we seek protection."

حَتّى إِذا اِنفَرَجَت عَنكُم دُجُنَّتها

صِرتُم كَجَذمٍ فَلا إِلٌّ وَلا رَحِمُ

Until when its thick clouds parted from you,

You became like a dried-up root, no god and no kin.