1. Indeed the prince in his lofty heights
Has granted me the finest fortune, his hands now glorious,
١. إنّ الأميرَ المُعلَّى في مَعالِيه
أَدَقَّ حَظَّي وقد جلَّت أياديِه
2. I rejoiced like a bird whose ties were loosed,
Yet no weakness shadows his towering qualities.
٢. فَرُحْتُ كالطائرِ اسُتلَّت قَوادِمُه
وليسَ تعلو به ضُعفاً خَوافِيه
3. Thanks to his generosity half my fate is mended,
Nor does healing his subjects tax his powers.
٣. لقد عفا شَطرُ رسمي من مَكارمِه
وليسَ يُعجِزه إصلاحُ عَافيهِ
4. When a building's side collapses
None feel safe, fearing the rest will follow.
٤. إن البِناءَ إذا ما انهدَّ جانبُه
لم يأمَنِ الناسُ أن يَنهدَّ باقِيه