إِنْ تَصِرْ سَيِّداً وَجيهَ أناسٍ

فائتِ في نَفعِهم تُعَدُّ نَبيها

If you seek to be a leader of repute among people,

Striving for their benefit, you'll be deemed a prophet.

كُلُّ قَومٍ وَجيههم لَم يُعِنْهم

فَوَجيهٌ أَن لا يَكونَ وَجيها

Every tribe whose leader brought them no advantage,

His being a leader was surely disadvantage.