1. إِنَّ المُلوكَ بَلاءٌ حَيثُما حَلّوا

    فَلا يَكُن لَكَ في أَبوابِهِم ظِلُّ

    Indeed, kings are an affliction wherever they settle.

    So let there be no shadow of yours at their doors.

  2. ماذا تُؤَمِّلُ مِن قَومٍ إِذا غَضِبوا

    جاروا عَلَيكَ وَإِن أَرضَيتَهُم مَلّوا

    What do you hope for from people who, when angered,

    wrong you, and if you please them, grow bored?

  3. فَاِستَغنِ بِاللَهِ عَن أَبوابِهِم كَرَما

    إِنَّ الوقوفَ عَلى أَبوابِهِم ذُلُّ

    So, with dignity, rely on God and have no need of their doors.

    Indeed, standing at their doors is humiliation.