يا مصلتَ السيف لا تطلب به بدلاً

لا تبقينَّ فما أبقى وما عدلا

O wielder of the unsheathed sword, seek no other in his place.

Do not spare him—for he spared no one and acted without justice.

خُذه بثأري جزاءً بالذي فعلا

واقتله عني فإني بعض من قتلا

Take him in vengeance for me, as recompense for what he did.

And kill him on my behalf, for I am one of those he has slain.

أقده بي وتجنب منه أربعةً

الجيدَ والخدَّ والألحاظَ والكفلا

Exact retribution from him for me—but avoid four things of his:

the neck, the cheek, the glances, and the haunch.

ما أنس لا أنسَ أيامَ السرورِ بهِ

كأنما كان ظلاَّ فاءَ فانتقلا

Whatever else I forget, I shall never forget the days of joy with him—

as though that joy were a shadow that turned, then passed away.