قَد يَرفَعُ الأَقوامُ إِن سُئِلوا

هَل تَخفِضونَ وَقَولُهُم رُبَما

The people may raise their voices if asked,

"Do you lower them?" And their reply may be,

يُسقَونَ في القَيظِ الحَميمَ وَفي

حينِ الصَنابِرِ بارِداً شَبِما

"We are made to drink boiling hot in the heat,

And ice-cold when the jars are cooling."

الناصِبينَ لِماءِ شُربِهُمُ

قاماتِهِم وَالناصِبينَ بِما

Those who draw water for their drinking

Stand erect, and those who draw with what