1. The house complained of my deprivation and long stay
In it for no good reason to blame me

2. And the door of livelihood closed before me
To seek provision before the Day of Judgment

3. And circles turned on the axis of livelihood
Their centers have declined, reaching the administration

4. And I did not expect after twenty pilgrimages
And ten spent in service with loyalty

5. And my overflowing efforts in many translations
Of books that I would be struck by unemployment

6. And I would be denied by one who does not ignore that I
Am a sincere, loyal servant in my service

7. So O chest which in its integrity
And sharpness has attained the highest position

8. And with sword, rhetoric and pen has risen
To the peak of heights and top of leadership

9. Your servant Majdi, his time has transgressed
Upon him and deafened him with the arrows of enmity

10. And since the Feast of Breaking Fast he has been shackled
With the shackles of misery in the captivity of poverty and destitution

11. And he has raised a complaint to you and he is
Confident you will dispel the clouds of darkness

12. So help, O noble name and lineage, with what
You are worthy of, O ally of justice

13. For I have stated my situation to an equitable judge
Kind-hearted and compassionate, who sympathizes with my condition

14. So that my gratitude to the state increases
Through which you enjoy favor and honor