بُلينا بِقَومٍ يَدَّعونَ رِئاسَةً

لَها طُرُقٌ يَعيَى عَلَيهِم سُلوكُها

We are afflicted with people who claim leadership,

Yet its ways are too difficult for them to follow.

فَتَبّاً لِدَهرٍ قَدَّمَتهُم صُروفُهُ

وَما خَيرُ دُنيا هَؤلاءِ مُلوكُها

Curses upon a time that raised them up,

For they are not the best rulers for this world.