اللهُ أكبرُ مِنْ وباءٍ قدْ سبا

ويصولُ في العقلاءِ كالمجنونِ

God is greater than a plague that has taken people captive,

Assailing the sane like a madman.

سنَّتْ أسنتُهُ لكلِّ مدينةٍ

فعجبتُ للمكروهِ في المسنونِ

Its spearheads have been whetted for every city,

So I marveled at what is hateful in the sharpened blade.