ماذا تَقولُ لِأَفراخٍ بِذي مَرَخٍ

حُمرِ الحَواصِلِ لا ماءٌ وَلا شَجَرُ

What can you say to chicks in a barren land

With scorched bowels, no water, no trees around

أَلقَيتَ كاسِبَهُم في قَعرِ مُظلِمَةٍ

فَاِغفِر عَلَيكَ سَلامُ اللَهِ يا عُمَرُ

You left their breadwinner in the pit of darkness

So forgive them, may God’s peace be upon you Omar

أَنتَ الأَمينُ الَّذي مِن بَعدِ صاحِبِهِ

أَلقَت إِلَيكَ مَقاليدَ النُهى البَشَرُ

You are the trustee whom after his companion

Entrusted the keys of restraint to man

لَم يوثِروكَ بِها إِذ قَدَّموكَ لَها

لَكِن لِأَنفُسِهِم كانَت بِكَ الخِيَرُ

Not that they preferred you for it when they put you forth

But for themselves with you was the good