1. A rebellious slave who imposed his will
As none were ever obeyed in this trivial land
١. وَمَولىً عَصاني وَاِستَبَدَّ بِرَأيِهِ
كَما لَم يُطَع بِالبَقَّتَينِ قَصيرُ
2. When he saw the strange turns of my affairs and his
And how events had turned their backs and fled
٢. فَلَمّا رَأى ما غِبُّ أَمري وَأَمرِهِ
وَوَلَّت بِأَعجازِ الأُمورِ صُدورُ
3. He wished, in anguish, he had obeyed me
For after those events, others occurred
٣. تَمَنّى نَئيشاً أَن يَكونَ أَطاعَني
وَقَد حَدَثَت بَعدَ الأُمورِ أُمورُ