دَعَونَا اللهَ ذَا النَّعماءِ لَمَّا

علينَا طَالَ سُلطَانُ العَبِيدِ

We called on Allah, the Gracious, when

The rule of the slaves over us grew long,

فكُنَّا والخَلِيفَةُ إذ سُوءِ حَالٍ

بِمَسلَمَة المبارَكِ أَو سَعِيدِ

So we and the Caliph were in evil state

By Maslamah the Blessed or Sa'eed.

كَأهلِ جَهَنّمٍ لَمَّا استَغاثُوا

أُغِيثُوا بِالحَمِيمِ مَعَ الصَّدِيدِ

Like the people of Hell when they cried out,

They were helped with scalding water and pus.