1. إِذا قُلتُ هَذا السّلمُ قَد أَقبَلوا بِهِ

    أَبى ما مَضى وَالحَربُ ذاتُ زِبانِ

    Whenever I say, “They have brought this peace,”

    The past refuses it, and war is full of violent clashes.