جَمَحتَ أَبا مُسلِمٍ فَاِحبِسِ

جَمَحتَ أَبا مُسلِمٍ فَاِحبِسِ

وَقَصِّر مِنَ النَظَرِ الأَشوَسِ

وَقَصِّر مِنَ النَظَرِ الأَشوَسِ

You have run wild, Abu Muslim—rein yourself in.

You scolded Abu Muslim, so detain him,

You have run wild, Abu Muslim, so check your rein,

And curb your haughty, sidelong gaze.

And lessen your haughty gaze,

And curb that gaze of haughty disdain.

وَلا تَغتَرِر بِرُكوبِ الكُمَيتِ

وَلا تَغتَرِر بِرُكوبِ الكُمَيتِ

وَما تَستَجيدُ مِنَ المَلبَسِ

وَما تَستَجيدُ مِنَ المَلبَسِ

And do not be beguiled by riding the bay horse,

And do not be fooled by riding the litter,

Do not be deluded by the bay steed you ride,

Or by the clothing you deem fine,

And whatever fine clothes you wear,

Nor the fine attire in which you take pride.

وَمَشيُكَ بِالنَخوِ وَسطَ الرِحابِ

وَمَشيُكَ بِالنَخوِ وَسطَ الرِحابِ

وَإِن قيلَ ذا صاحِبُ المَجلِسِ

وَإِن قيلَ ذا صاحِبُ المَجلِسِ

Or by your swagger through the courtyards,

And your walking proudly in the middle of the courtyard,

Your strutting with vanity through the open court,

Even if they say, 'This is the master of the council,'

Even if it is said this is the man of the sitting room,

Though 'Master of the Assembly' is your report.

وَقَولُ الفُيوجِ كِتابُ الأَميرِ

وَقَولُ الفُيوجِ كِتابُ الأَميرِ

وَخَتمُ القَراطيسِ بِالجَرجَسِ

وَخَتمُ القَراطيسِ بِالجَرجَسِ

Or by the couriers' cry, 'The emir's letter!'

And the words of commanders are like the prince’s decree,

The couriers announcing the Emir's decree,

Or by sealing the papers with sealing clay.

With scrolls sealed by the general,

And the sealing of scrolls with authority.

وَكَم قَد رَأَينا مُطاعاً هُنا

وَكَم قَد رَأَينا مُطاعاً هُنا

كَ صارَ المُذَلَّلَ لِلمَجلِسِ

كَ صارَ المُذَلَّلَ لِلمَجلِسِ

And how many a man we have seen obeyed there,

And how many we have seen obeyed here,

For how many have we seen obeyed in this hall,

Only to become subservient to the council.

Who became disgraced from the sitting room.

Who became the most abject and humbled of all.