1. I said, when you rose high and throngs of people
Came to visit you, may God not tend to him who tended you,
١. قلْتُ لّما غدوْتَ صَدْراً وأضحى
زُمَرُ النّاسِ وافِدينَ عَلَيكَ
2. And raised your hands above the hands of the eminent.
For he who drew honor from you has been abased,
٢. لا رعى اللهُ مَنْ رعاكَ وأعلى
فَوقَ أيدي بني المَعالي يَدَيْكَ
3. And he who turned to you in need has slipped.
٣. فلقدْ ذَلَّ مَنْ أفادَكَ عِزّاً
ولقد زَلَّ من أزَلَّ إليْكَ