1. أقولُ وقَد شَدَّ من عَزمهِ

    مُقيمٌ عَلى أنَّه لا يَلِين

    I say, as he has steeled his resolve,

    Insisting that he will not yield,

  2. وتاهَ عَلينا بِرفقٍ لنَا

    فأكثَرَ مِن صَبرِنا ما يَكون

    And lorded it over us for his kindness to us,

    Thus stretching our patience to its utmost:

  3. فما أنتَ كِسرى الذي تاجُهُ

    إذا لاحَ أَشرقَ منه الجَبِين

    You are not Kisra, whose crown,

    When it gleamed, made his brow shine.