1. Abu Shuja' yearns for glory,
Oh eye, how deceitful is this dream!

2. Life milks its udders,
And every breast, its milk is for weaning.

3. His tricks in life are exhausted,
Does he have a trick for the bathroom?

4. He was pleased by the excess in his kingdom,
Yet his flaw was in completeness.

5. Where is the son of Faylas who came before him?
He attained great and mighty matters.

6. He left the sun’s radiance behind him,
And passed by, leaning into the darkness.

7. He did not ward off cares about himself,
Except as an eyelid wards off drowsiness.

8. Fate pursues his deeds,
And refusal is better than the gifts of the vile.

9. And Abu Ja'da is no match
For him in speed in people's souls.

10. We blame him though he overwhelms us,
And words cannot make up for deeds.