هذا الوزيرُ الأجَلُّ

ما في مَطاويهِ غِلُّ

This honorable minister

Has no malice in his intentions

الشّرّ فيه قليلٌ

والخَيرُ فيه أَقَلّ

Evil in him is little

And good in him is less

وإنّه لو علِمْتُمْ

بَعْدُ الأَعزُّ الأَذَلّ

And if you knew

Later on the mightiest becomes the lowest