قالوا فَروقُ المُلكِ دارُ مَخاوِفٍ

لا يَنقَضي لِنَزيلِها وُسواسُ

They said the mansion of kingship is fraught with fear,

Foreboding never ceases for its dweller,

وَكِلابُها في مَأمَنٍ فَاِعجَب لَها

أَمِنَ الكِلابُ بِها وَخافَ الناسُ

How strange that its dogs live in safety,

The dogs live in security, yet people are afraid.