1. مَا لي أرَى حُبسُ الحمرَاء في نَكَدِ

    وقَد شَكا أمرَه لِلواحِد الصَّمَدِ

    Why do I see al-Hamra’s endowment in distress,

    when it has already complained of its plight to the One, the Eternal Refuge?

  2. أما كَفَى أخذُهُ لِفندُقٍ لم يكُن

    يَخفَى على أحدٍ مِن ساكنِ البلَدِ

    Was it not enough that he took an inn that was not

    unknown to any inhabitant of the town,

  3. وجَعلُه له دَارا ليتَها سقَطَت

    عليه كَى يستَريحَ الناسُ مِن كَمَد

    and made it his home? If only it had fallen

    upon him, so the people might find relief from anguish.