1. رأيتُكمْ تستعدُّون السلاحَ ولا

    تقاتلون ولا يُحمى لكم سَلَبُ

    I saw you readying your weapons, yet

    you do not fight, nor is your booty protected.

  2. كالنخلِ يُشْرعُ شوكاً لا يذودُ بهِ

    عن حملِهِ كفَّ جانٍ فهو مُنتهَبُ

    Like a palm that thrusts out thorns but does not use them to ward off

    a gatherer's hand from its fruit, which is thus plundered.