كم أسقطَ شاهداً وعدلٌ ضابط

فالعالمُ كلّهم عليه ساخطْ

How many a martyr and just arbiter has fallen

The whole world is angry with him

من كثرةِ ما يسقطُ خافتْ حلب

أن يكتبَ ظاءَ حظِّها بالساقط

Due to the multitudes that fall, Aleppo fears

That the letter "dhad" may be written in its fate as one that falls