1. يا مَن يَرى خِدمَةَ السُّلطانِ عُدَّتَهُ

    ما أَرْشُ كَدِّكَ إلاّ الذُّلُّ والنَّدَمُ

    O you who regard service to the sultan as your mainstay,

    The recompense for your toil is nothing but humiliation and regret.

  2. دَعِ الوُجودَ فخَيرٌ من وجودِكَ ما

    تَبغيهِ عندَهُمُ الحِرمانُ والعَدَمُ

    Forgo attainment, for better than your obtaining what

    you seek from them are deprivation and lack.