قلْتُ لّما غدوْتَ صَدْراً وأضحى

زُمَرُ النّاسِ وافِدينَ عَلَيكَ

I said, when you rose high and throngs of people

Came to visit you, may God not tend to him who tended you,

لا رعى اللهُ مَنْ رعاكَ وأعلى

فَوقَ أيدي بني المَعالي يَدَيْكَ

And raised your hands above the hands of the eminent.

For he who drew honor from you has been abased,

فلقدْ ذَلَّ مَنْ أفادَكَ عِزّاً

ولقد زَلَّ من أزَلَّ إليْكَ

And he who turned to you in need has slipped.