1. قالوا ستمنحك الوزارة رتبة

    قلت امضغوها فهي لا تستأهلُ

    They said, “The ministry will grant you a rank.”

    I said, “Chew it up, for it is not worth it.”

  2. ما قيمة الدنيا لمثلي ما له

    متعلل فيها ولا ومتَنهلُ

    What is the world worth to one like me, who has no

    solace in it, nor a spring to drink from?

  3. باقي الحياة عن المراتب في غنى

    هل يستفيد بها امرؤٌ مترهلُ

    For the rest of my life, I have no need of ranks.

    Can a flabby man benefit from them?