قَد ضاقَتِ الحيلَةُ بي في رَشاً

لا يَقبَلُ الرِشوَةَ في وُدّي

My means are exhausted in bribing the guardian,

Who accepts no bribe for his affection.

ما سِرتُ بِالشَكوى إِلى سَمعِهِ

قَطُّ فَأَشرَفتُ عَلى وَعدِ

Never have I complained of him to his hearing,

Though I have attained the highest dignity.