1. كَلِّم بِسَيفِكَ قَوماً إِن دَعَوتَهُمُ

    مِنَ الكُلومِ فَما يُصغونَ لِلكَلِمِ

    Wound a people with your sword if you call to them—

    “Wound,” from “wounds,” for they do not listen to words.

  2. ذو النونِ إِن كانَ سَيفَ الهِندِ أَبلَغُ مِن

    ذي النونِ في الوَعظِ بَل مِن نونَ وَالقَلَمِ

    Dhu al-Nun, if it is the sword of India, is more eloquent than

    Dhu al-Nun in admonition—nay, than Nun and the Pen.