1. You see him, because of his baseness
As if at the end of the gathering -
١. تَرَاهُ فِي الصَّدْرِ مِنْ خَسَاسَتِهِ
كَأَنَّهُ فِي أَوَاخِرِ المَجْلِسْ
2. He understands not the words of address,
Nor makes them understood - he is mute, deaf.
٢. لا يَفْهَمُ القَوْلَ فِي الخِطَابِ وَلاَ
يُفْهِمُهُ فَهْوَ أَبْكَمُ أَخْرَسْ
3. He rules Egypt and Syria though he
Often used to stand guard over the likes of them.
٣. يَحْكُمُ فِي مِصْرَ والشَّامِ وَقَدْ
كَانَ كَثِيْرَاً بِمِثْلِهِ يَحْرَسْ