1. لو يفطنُ العاتي الظلومُ لحالِهِ

    لبكى عليها فهْيَ بئسَ الحالُ

    If the insolent oppressor were aware of his plight,

    he would weep over it, for wretched is that plight.

  2. يكفيهِ شؤمُ وفاتِهِ وقبيحُ ما

    يُثنى عليهِ وبعدَ ذا أهوالُ

    Enough for him are his ill-fated death and the foul things

    said of him—and after that come terrors.