قَدْ مَرَرْنَا بِدَارِ عَبُّو الْوَالِي

وَهْيَ ثكْلَى تَشْكُو صُرُوفَ اللَّيَالِي

We passed by the house of 'Abbū al-Wālī

While she, bereaved, complained of the nights' vicissitudes,

أَقْصَدَتْ رَبَّهَا الْحَوَادِثُ لَمَّا

رَشَقَتْهُ بِصَاِئَباتِ زَوَالِ

Misfortunes had led her to her Lord

When they pelted him with the missiles of demise,

كَانَ بِالأَمْسِ وَالِياً مُسْتَطِيلاً

وَهُوَ الْيَوْمَ مَا لَهُ مِنْ وَالِي

Yesterday he was a sturdy leader,

Today he has no guardian.