1. The president sent for his sustenance from the Pope
But failed and accused the All-Provider of false hope
١. بعثَ الرئيسُ لرزقه البابا
خابت ورمتُ الرَّازقَ الوهَّابا
2. Then sustenance came to me seeking on its own
Unlike the sustenance whose sister won't knock on a door
٢. فأتى إليَّ الرزقُ يسعى منشداً
كسّ أختِ رزقٍ لا يدقُّ البابا