يَدُلُّ عَلَى أَنْ لَيْسَ فِي الدَّهْرِ رَحْمَةٌ

خِيَانَةُ شِمْرٍ بَعْدَ غَدْرِ ابْنِ مُلْجَمِ

Their treachery reveals this age has no mercy,

Shimr's betrayal after Ibn Muljam's deceit.

هُمَا مَنْجَما شَرٍّ وَصِنْوَا ضَلالَةٍ

وَكُلُّ امْرِئٍ فِي الدَّهْرِ يُعْزَى لِمَنْجَمِ

Two stars of evil, two guides into error,

And every man is blamed on the star he orbits.

شَقِيَّانِ هَامَا فِي الضَّلالِ فَأَصْبَحَا

دَرِيئَةَ لَعْنٍ مِنْ فَصِيحٍ وَأَعْجَمِ

Wretches wandering into heresy till daybreak

Cursed by eloquent and uncouth tongues alike,

لَقَدْ فَوَّقَا سَهْمَيْهِمَا وَتَطَاوَلا

إِلَى فَلَكٍ عَالٍ مُحَاطٍ بِأَنْجُمِ

Their arrows flew high, their ambition peaked

To that exalted sphere girdled with stars.

لَعَمْرِي لَقَدْ بَاءا بِخِزْيٍ وَلَعْنَةٍ

وَمَنْ يَحْتَقِبْ خِزْيَاً مِنَ اللَّهِ يُرْجَمِ

By my life! They've earned but disgrace and curses,

Whoever awaits dishonor, by God shall be stoned.