وزيرٌ ما تقلَّدَ قطُّ وزراً

ولا داناهُ في مثوىً أثامُ

A minister who never held office,

Nor dwelled in a home of sins,

وجلُّ فعاله صَاداتُ بِرٍّ

صِلاتٌ أو صَلاةٌ أو صِيَامُ

Most of his deeds were acts of righteousness,

Prayers, supplications, or fasting.