1. أبو جعفرٍ كالناس يرضى ويغضبُ

    ويبعدُ في كل الأمور ويقربُ

    Abu Jaʿfar, like other people, is pleased and grows angry.

    And in all affairs he draws away and draws near.

  2. ولكنْ رضاه ليس يُجدي قلامةً

    فما فوقه إذْ سخطُهُ ليس يُرهبُ

    But his favor yields not so much as a nail clipping,

    Nor anything greater, since his displeasure is not feared.