تَدري الحَمامَةُ حينَ تَهتِفُ بِالضُحى

أَنَّ الأَجادِلَ لا تُطيلُ جِدالَها

The dove knows when it coos at dawn

That disputes don’t prolong their wrangling

وَهَدى لَها قَدرٌ أُتيحَ بِسُدفَةٍ

صَقراً فَفَجَّعَ بِالهَديلِ هِدالَها

Destiny offered it a guide in the form

Of a falcon that startles it with a screech

وَمَها الصَوّانِ أَدالَها مُتَخَتِّلٌ

وَرَأى المَليكُ عَدُوَّها فَأَدالَها

And the guardians of its nest pretend

To defend it while the king sees its foe and lets it fall

وَخَدى لِأَرضٍ بِالفَقيرِ نَجِيُّهُ

فَأَصابَ ثَروَتَها وَحازَ خِدالَها

A refugee flees to a poor land

And seizes its riches and grasps its treasures