1. We are afflicted with people who claim leadership,
Yet its ways are too difficult for them to follow.
١. بُلينا بِقَومٍ يَدَّعونَ رِئاسَةً
لَها طُرُقٌ يَعيَى عَلَيهِم سُلوكُها
2. Curses upon a time that raised them up,
For they are not the best rulers for this world.
٢. فَتَبّاً لِدَهرٍ قَدَّمَتهُم صُروفُهُ
وَما خَيرُ دُنيا هَؤلاءِ مُلوكُها