رَكِبوا المَراكِبَ وَاِغتَدَوا

زُمَراً إِلى بابِ الخَليفَه

Embark the ships and set forth

In groups to the Caliph's gate

وَصَلوا البُكورَ إِلى الرَوا

حِ لِيَبلُغوا الرُتَبَ الشَريفَه

And pray the dawn prayers to attain

The noble ranks

حَتّى إِذا ظَفِروا بِما

طَلَبوا مِنَ الحالِ اللَطيفَه

Until when they had attained

What they sought of the gentle state

وَغَدا المُوَلّى مِنهُمُ

فَرِحاً بِما تَحوي الصَحيفَه

And the patron among them became

Delighted at what the scripture contains

وَتَعَسَّفوا مِن تَحتِهِم

بِالظُلمِ وَالسِيَرِ العَنيفَه

And they oppressed from beneath them

With injustice and harsh deeds

خانوا الخَليفَةَ عَهدَهُ

بِتَعَسُّفِ الطُرُقِ المَخوفَه

They betrayed the Caliph's covenant

With the intimidation of frightening ways

باعوا الأَمانَةَ بِالخِيا

نَةِ وَاِشتَرَوا بِالأَمنِ جيفَه

They sold the trusteeship with treachery

And bought with security a carcass

عَقَدوا الشُحومَ وَأَهزَلوا

تِلكَ الأَماناتِ السَخيفَه

They tied the fats and wasted

Those frivolous trusts

ضاقَت قُبورُ القَومِ وَاِت

تَسَعت قُصورُهُم المُنيفَه

The people's graves narrowed and their lofty palaces expanded

From every person of discipline, cognizance and wise opinions

مِن كُلِّ ذي أَدَبٍ وَمَع

رِفَة وَآراءٍ حَصيفَه

An expert jurist who combined

The hadith to the jurisprudence of Abu Hanifa

مُتفَقِّهٍ جَمَعَ الحَدي

ثَ إِلى قِياسِ أَبي حَنيفَه

So there came to you one fitting to judge

With a beard above the office

فَأَتاكَ يَصلُحُ لِلقَضا

ءِ بِلِحيَةٍ فَوقَ الوَظيفَه

He did not benefit from knowledge when

His transient world preoccupied him

لَم يَنتَفِع بِالعِلمِ إِذ

شَغَفَتهُ دُنياهُ الشَغوفَه

He forgot God and sought refuge

In weak means

نَسِيَ الإِلَهَ وَلاذَ في

الدُنيا بِأَسبابٍ ضَعيفَه