وَقائِلٍ ما المُلكُ يا مَن لَهُ

أَجوِبَةٌ يَشفى بِها كَربي

A questioner asked, “What is kingship, O you

Who has answers that soothe my troubles?”

فَقُلتُ إِن كانَ عَلى مَذهَبي

فَالمُلكُ عِندي راحَةُ القَلبِ

I said, “If it accords with my belief,

Then kingship to me is tranquility of heart.”