وأقسمُ ما ذاكَ منهم سُدى

فأفهامُهم فوقَ أفهامِنا

I swear it's not in vain, their minds

Are far beyond our own designs

ولو قلتُ ما سرُّ ذا أنشدوا

جماجمُنَا تحتَ أقدامِنا

And if I said what songs they've played

Our heads are underneath their feet