وكم من أميرٍ قد تجبر بعدما

مريت له الدنيا بسيفي فدرّت

And how many a prince who grew haughty after

I made the world pass by him with my sword and it bowed down

إذا ما هي احلولت نفي حق مقسمي

ويقسم لي منها إذا ما أمرّت

When the vicissitudes of time denied my sworn right

And I swore by them when they commanded

إذا زبَنَته عن فواقٍ يريده

دعيت ولا أدعى إذا ما أقرّت

When its ups cast him down from heights he aspired to

I was called but did not call when they settled down