لثبات حكمك كاد يذبل يذبلُ

ويشمّ رائحة الزوال شمامُ

So firm is your rule that Yadhbul nearly withers—Yadhbul itself;

and Shammām smells the scent of passing away.

وإذا كتائبهُ انبرت أو كتبه

فُلِقَت هناك الهامُ والأوهامُ

And when his battalions come forth, or his writings,

there heads and delusions alike are split asunder.