أَعَدَدتُ لِلحَدَثانِ مُطَّرِداً

لَدنَ المَهَزَّةِ غيرَ ذي وَصمِ

I have prepared for the events a steady flow,

gentle, free from blemish,

وُمُفاضَةً كالنَّهيِ مُحكَمَةً

مِن صُنعِ داوُدِ أَبي سَلمِ

and an outpouring as decisive as prohibition,

the workmanship of David, father of Solomon.

قُل للحُصَينِ إِذا مررتَ به

أَبصِر إِذا رامَيتَ مَن ترمي

Say to Al-Husayn, if you pass by him,

“See whom you are shooting at when you take aim.”

تُهدي الوعيدَ لنا وَتَشتُمُنا

كمُعَرِّضٍ بِيديهِ للدُّهمِ

You threaten us and insult us

like one exposing his hands to blows.

أَرأيتَ إِن سَبَقَت إِليك يدي

بِمُهنَّدٍ يَهتزُّ في العَظمِ

Tell me, if my hands should reach you

with a polished blade trembling in the bone,

هل يَمنعنَّكَ إِن هَمَمتُ به

عبداكَ من نَهدٍ ومِن جَرمِ

would your slave be able to stop me,

if I am intent upon it, from a breast and a body?