واجر غلماني في واسط

جوعٌ وكانوا لا يرامونا

My servants wander in Wasit

Hungry, though we didn't wish them ill,

جادوا بما كنت ضنيناً به

فاتسعوا مما يناكونا

Gave them what little we could spare,

Yet they took more than their fill.

لو أنّ رزقي مثلُ أدبارهم

كنت من الإثراء قارونا

If what I own matched their greed,

I'd be as wealthy as Korah.