ما عَلى ذا كُنّا اِفتَرَقنا بِسَندا

نَ وَما هَكَذا عَهِدنا الإِخاءَ

No blame upon us though we parted ways

That is not how we envisioned our brotherhood

لَم أَكُن أَحسِبُ الخِلافَةَ يَزدا

دُ بِها ذو الصَفاءِ إِلّا صَفاءَ

I did not expect disagreements to increase

With the virtuous, except more virtue

تَضرِبُ الناسَ بِالمُهَنَّدَةِ البي

ضِ عَلى غَدرِهِم وَتَنسى الوَفاءَ

You strike people with the white sword

For their betrayal, and forget loyalty