أَلَم تَرَني بُليتَ بِشَرِّ قَومٍ

أَمَلُّ إِذا لَقيتُهُمُ حَياتي

Did you not see me afflicted by the evil of a people,

Whose life I hope for when I meet them,

إِذا المُغتَرُّ لاحَ لَهُم بَدَوهُ

بِأَيمانٍ كَمِثلِ الأُمَّهاتِ

When the deceived shone to them in his light,

With oaths like those of mothers.