فَدَيتُكَ لا تَبذَخ بِأَشأَمِ خِدمَةٍ

فَدَيتُكَ لا تَبذَخ بِأَشأَمِ خِدمَةٍ

وَإِن شِئتَ أَلا تَقبَلَ النُصحَ فَأَبذَخِ

وَإِن شِئتَ أَلا تَقبَلَ النُصحَ فَأَبذَخِ

I would ransom you—do not boast of so ill-starred a service;

May I be your ransom—do not boast of this most ill-omened service.

But if you choose not to accept counsel, then boast away.

And if you wish not to accept counsel, then boast away.

وَما أَنتَ مِنها فَوقَ دِستِ جَلالَةٍ

وَما أَنتَ مِنها فَوقَ دِستِ جَلالَةٍ

وَما أَنتَ إِلّا في وَكالَةِ مَطبَخِ

وَما أَنتَ إِلّا في وَكالَةِ مَطبَخِ

Through it, you stand on no pinnacle of majesty;

And through it you are not seated upon a throne of majesty.

You are nothing but the steward of a kitchen.

And you are only in charge of a kitchen.