ألا قل لِمَن قَد طَيَّشته رِياسةٌ

رويدك لا تعجل فَقَد غلط الدَهرُ

Tell the one whom leadership has made reckless:

Slow down, do not rush, for time has erred.

سَمَوت بِلا علم وَلا عَن رِياسة

وَلا عَن رضا قَوم فَهَذا هُوَ القَهر

You rose without knowledge or leadership,

Nor for the contentment of the people, thus is tyranny.

تَمهل يراجع دَهرنا فيك عَقله

فَما سُدتَ إِلا وَالزَمان بِهِ سُكر

Be patient, time will regain its reason with you,

You have only closed while time is inebriated with it.