فُؤادٌ لَيسَ يَثنيهِ العَذولُ

وَعَينٌ نَومُها أَبَداً قَليلُ

A heart that hardship does not bend

An eye whose slumber is ever brief

عَرَكتُ النائِباتِ فَهانَ عِندي

قَبيحُ فِعالِ دَهري وَالجَميلُ

I have contended with misfortunes, so

Ugly deeds and fair now seem the same to me

وَقَد أَوعَدتَني يا عَمروُ يَوماً

بِقَولٍ ما لِصِحَّتِهِ دَليلُ

You made a promise to me one day, Amro

With words that had no proof of honesty

سَتَعلَمُ أَيُّنا يَبقى طَريحاً

تَخَطَّفُهُ الذَوابِلُ وَالنُصولُ

You will know which of us lies vanquished

Snatched by vultures and fierce hyenas

وَمَن تُسبى حَليلَتُهُ وَتُمسي

مُفَجَّعَةً لَها دَمعٌ يَسيلُ

Whose wife will be led captive at eve and morn

Weeping with tears that freely spill

أَتَذكُرُ عَبلَةً وَتَبيتُ حَيّاً

وَدونَ خِبائِها أَسَدٌ مَهولُ

Do you recall Ubla and yet live on hale

While near her tent a formidable lion does prowl

وَتَطلُبُ أَن تُلاقيني وَسَيفي

يُدَكُّ لِوَقعِهِ الجَبَلُ الثَقيلُ

You seek to meet me with your sword

That shatters even mountains firm and stout