قلتُ للحاسدِ نمّا

عَمِلَتْ فيه البِشارَهْ

I said to the envious one, "Look,

good tidings have worked in it,

والوِلاياتُ جميعاً

عند أَهليِها مُعاره

and all the states

are on loan to their people.

ما عُبَيْدُ اللّهِ مِمّنْ

نالَ بالعَزْلِ خَساره

The servants of God are not of those

who incur loss through dismissal.

هو لم يُعزَلْ ولكنْ

عُزِلَتْ عنه الوِزاره

He was not dismissed, but

the ministry was dismissed from him.

وكأنّي باللّيالي

ولقد تَكْفي الإشاره

And it is as if I see the nights—

a hint suffices."