أُنظر لِماَ فعل المظفَّر إنه

نَفَعَ القضيَّةَ غائباً لم يحضرِ

I look at what Al-Muzaffar did, how

He benefited the cause while absent, did not attend

أحيى القلوب ودونهنَّ ودونَه

غرفُ الحديد وحامياتُ العسكرِ

He revived hearts, held them dear and held him dear

The iron bars and armies of soldiers

عرضوا الكفالةَ والكرامةَ عندَه

عبثاً وهل عَرَضٌ يُقاس بجوهر

They offered bail and dignity to him

In vain, can any offer match his valor?

ورأى التحُّير في التخيُّرِ سُبَّةً

فَفَدى كرامته بستَّة أشهرِ

And he saw the hesitation in choosing as disgrace

So he ransomed his dignity with six months

لم يخْل ميدانُ الجهاد بسَجْنه

فلقد رماه بقلبه المتسعّرِ

His imprisonment did not leave the field of jihad empty

For he threw his flaming heart into it

ولكم خلا بوجود جيشٍ زاخرٍ

يمشي إليه بِخَطْوِهِ المتعثّرِ

And how devoid was the presence of a thriving army

That walks to it with its faltering steps

إنَّ المظفّر من حديدٍ جسمُه

فيما أرى وجسومُهم من سُكّرِ

Indeed, Al-Muzaffar's body is of iron

While theirs, I see, are of sugar