أَعَلَيَّ دونك يا عليُّ حجابُ
يُدنى البعيدُ وتحجب الأصحابُ
Is there a veil barring me from reaching you, O Ali?
The distant man is ushered near, while companions are shut out.
هذا باذنك أم برأيك أم رأى
هذا عليك العبد والبَوابُ
Is this with your permission, or by your judgment—or did
the servant and gatekeeper decide this against you?
إن الشريفَ إذا أمورُ عبيدِهِ
غلبَت عليه فأمره مُرتابُ
Indeed, when a nobleman’s servants’ decisions
prevail over him, his authority stands suspect.
Sol 5.6