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They say the crown of kingship after his lethargy

يقولون تاج الملك بعد خموله

1. They say the crown of kingship after his lethargy
Has become arrogant and taken over command and prohibition

١. يقولون تاجُ المُلْكِ بعد خمولِه
تَفَرْعَنَ واستولَى على النهي والأمرِ

2. So I said to them, do not envy him and see
The consequences of what the turns of fate will bring

٢. فقلتُ لهم لا تحسُدوهُ وأبْصِرُوا
عواقبَ ما يأتي به نُوَبُ الدَّهرِ

3. It is as if I see him, and the sword takes his head
And his limbs are threaded in the necklace of death

٣. كأني بهِ والنصلُ يأخذُ رأسَهُ
وأطرافُهُ يُسلكْنَ في الحَلَقِ السُّمْرِ

4. Ask Allah to keep the minister, for he
Will one day carry him on a bier

٤. سَلوا اللّهَ إبقاءَ الوزيرِ فإنَّهُ
سيحمِلُهُ يوماً على مركَبٍ وَعْرِ

5. On a bier no stallion mounts its mother
Relieved on its planks from the pressure of the grave

٥. على مركبٍ لا يلقحُ الفحلُ أمَّهُ
يعافى على متنيهِ من ضَغْطةِ القبرِ

6. If he escapes him, and Allah fulfills His command
Then blind he wanders the mosques or recites the Quran

٦. فإنْ فاتَهُ واللّهُ بالغُ أمرِه
فأعمَى يُكَدِّي في المساجدِ أو يُقْرِي