دَعَوتُم عامِراً فَنَبَذتُموهُ

وَلَم تَدعوا مُعاوِيَةَ بنِ عَمروِ

You called Aamir, yet you rejected him

And you did not call Mu'awiyah ibn 'Amr

وَلَو نادَيتَهُ لَأَتاكَ يَسعى

حَثيثَ الرَكضِ أَو لَأَتاكَ يَجري

Had you called him, he would have come hastening

Running swiftly or he would have come sprinting

مُدِلّاً حينَ تَشتَجِرُ العَوالي

وَيُدرِكُ وِترَهُ في كُلِّ وِترِ

Yielding when calamity strikes

And meeting his fate at every turn

إِذا لاقى المَنايا لا يُبالي

أَفي يُسرٍ أَتاهُ أَم بِعُسرِ

When death comes, he does not care

Whether it came easily or with hardship

كَمِثلِ اللَيثِ مُفتَرِشٍ يَدَيهِ

جَريءِ الصَدرِ رِئبالٍ سِبَطرِ

Like a lion crouching, paws spread

Brave-chested, feared and noble