يا مَن رَأى الدامِرَ يَختالُ في

يا مَن رَأى الدامِرَ يَختالُ في

شاشيَّةٍ شَوهاءَ مُغبَرَّه

شاشيَّةٍ شَوهاءَ مُغبَرَّه

O you who saw al-Damir strutting in

O you who saw the destroyer strutting

An ugly, dust-covered cap—

In a dusty, disfigured cone

مَرَّ فَقامَ الناسُ مِن لاعِنٍ

مَرَّ فَقامَ الناسُ مِن لاعِنٍ

وَقائِلٍ شَوَّهتَ يا عُرَّه

وَقائِلٍ شَوَّهتَ يا عُرَّه

He passed, and the people rose, some cursing,

People rose from the curser

And others saying, “May you be disfigured, you disgrace!”

Saying "You disfigured, shame on you"

وَقَد تَجَلّى كاسِراً طَرفَهُ

وَقَد تَجَلّى كاسِراً طَرفَهُ

كَأَنَّهُ ديكٌ بِهِ نَقرَه

كَأَنَّهُ ديكٌ بِهِ نَقرَه

And he appeared, lowering his gaze,

And he appeared breaking his gaze

As though he were a rooster with a peck wound.

As if he were a rooster with a peck