أُنظُر إِلى صورَةٍ لَو أَنَّها عَلِمَت

بِمَن تُشبِهُ لَم تظهر لِبانيها

I look at an image, if only it knew

Who it resembles, it would not appear to its maker

تَرى المُلوكَ وُقوفاً حول مالِكِها

وَعِدَّةُ الدَولَةِ المَأمولِ يُعليها

You see kings standing around its owner

And the country's hoped for elite extol it