خَلا الفَضل مِن بَيت القَريض فمن غَدا

بِهِ عانياً يا طالَما باتَ عانيا

The grace departed from Quraysh's abode, so he who tomorrow

Seeks it there, has long been seeking in vain,

تَقطّعتِ الأَسباب مِنهُ وَأَصبَحَت

لَهُ أَلسُن الذَمّ الذَميم قَوافيا

The means to it are severed, and for it

Accusing tongues have made their calumnies the rhymes.