إنَّ الضعيفَ اذا تَناهى ضعفهُ

حارَت لديهِ قُوى القويِّ جميعُها

When the weak are extremely weak

The powers of the strong are all confused

مثل البعوضة وهي احقر خلقةٍ

حتىّ ليُظهِرُ كَونَها مَسموعُها

Like a mosquito, the lowliest of creatures

So that it can make itself heard

تغشىَ المَليكَ بعرشهِ وتَسوءُهُ

وَتَنالُ من دمهِ ولا يَسطِعُها

It attacks a king on his throne and harms him

It drinks his blood and he cannot stop it