أَتَرجو أَن تَنالَ بَني عِقالٍ

رَجاءٌ مِنكَ تَطلُبُهُ بَعيدُ

Do you hope that the sons of reason will attain

A hope from you that you seek in vain?

فَإِنَّكَ قَد قَرَعتَ صَفاةَ قَومٍ

تَفَلَّلَ عَن مَناكِبَها الحَديدُ

For you have struck the polished blades of a people

From whose shoulders iron has rolled off in vain.

رَأَيتُكَ يا فَرَزدَقُ عُدتَ لَمّا

أَتاكَ الوَقعُ واِنقَشَعَ الوَعيدُ

I saw you, Farazdaq, when you returned after

Disaster struck and threats came to nothing.