1. إِنّي أَرى شَرّاً تَأَجَّجُ نارُهُ

    وَغَديرَ مَملَكَةٍ كَثيرَ الوالِغِ

    Indeed, I see an evil whose fire blazes,

    And a kingdom’s pool where many lap.

  2. وَالناسُ قَد رَكِبوا مَطايا باطِلٍ

    وَالحَقُّ وَسطَهُمُ بِرَحلٍ فارِغِ

    And the people have ridden falsehood’s mounts,

    While truth is among them with an empty saddle.