غَداً يَهدِمُ المَجدُ المُؤَثَّلُ ما بَنى
وَتَكسِدُ أَسواقُ الصَوارِمِ وَالقَنا
Tomorrow, deep-rooted glory will demolish what they built,
and the markets for keen swords and lances will fall idle.
مَضى المُصدِرُ الآراءِ وَالمورِدُ النُهى
فَمَن يَعدِلُ الميلاءَ أَو يَرأَبُ الثِنا
Gone is he who sent opinions forth and brought discerning minds to water;
who, then, will straighten what is crooked, or mend the breach?
Sol 5.6