1. تَلَمَّظَ السَيفُ مِن شَوقٍ إِلى أَنَسِ

    فَالمَوتُ يَلحَظُ وَالأَقدارُ تَنتَظِرُ

    The sword licked its lips in longing for Anas;

    so death watches, and the fates wait.

  2. فَلَيسَ يَبلُغُ مِنهُ ما يُؤَمِّلُهُ

    حَتّى يُؤامَرَ فيهِ رَأيَكَ القَدَرُ

    For death cannot obtain from him what it hopes for

    until Fate consults your judgment concerning him.

  3. أَمضى مِنَ المَوتِ يَعفو عِندَ قُدرَتِهِ

    وَلَيسَ لِلمَوتِ عَفوٌ حينَ يَقتَدِرُ

    Sharper than death, he pardons when he has power;

    yet death grants no pardon when it has power.