1. Embark the ships and set forth
In groups to the Caliph's gate

2. And pray the dawn prayers to attain
The noble ranks

3. Until when they had attained
What they sought of the gentle state

4. And the patron among them became
Delighted at what the scripture contains

5. And they oppressed from beneath them
With injustice and harsh deeds

6. They betrayed the Caliph's covenant
With the intimidation of frightening ways

7. They sold the trusteeship with treachery
And bought with security a carcass

8. They tied the fats and wasted
Those frivolous trusts

9. The people's graves narrowed and their lofty palaces expanded
From every person of discipline, cognizance and wise opinions

10. An expert jurist who combined
The hadith to the jurisprudence of Abu Hanifa

11. So there came to you one fitting to judge
With a beard above the office

12. He did not benefit from knowledge when
His transient world preoccupied him

13. He forgot God and sought refuge
In weak means