1. يا لَيْتَ شِعْرِي عَنْكُمُ حَنِيفا

    وَقَدْ جَدَعْنا مِنْكُمُ الأُنُوفا

    Oh, would that I knew about you, Hanifa,

    now that we have cut off your noses:

  2. أَتَحْمِلُونَ بَعْدَنا السُيُوفا

    أَوْ تَغْزِلُونَ الخِرْفِعَ المَنْدُوفا

    will you bear swords after us,

    or spin the carded cotton?

  3. إِنَّ الرَبيعَ الجَوْدَ وَالخَرِيفا

    يَدَا أَبِي العَبَّاسِ وَالصُيُوفا

    Indeed, the rain-rich spring and autumn—

    and the summers—are Abu al-Abbas's two hands.