يَا وَزِيراً هُوَ أعْلَى ال

نَّاسِ مِقْداراً وَبَيْتَه

O minister, he is the highest of

people in rank, and his house

وَمَسِيحيُّ نَوالٍ

طَالَما أنْشَرَ مَيْتَه

and the Christian Nawal

have long spread his wake

قَسماً لَمّ أَنوِ في قَص

دِكَ إلاَّ ما نَويتَه

I swear I never intended in my

purpose other than what you intended

طَلَباً كادَ السّراجُ ال

يومَ يُفني فِيهِ زَيتَه

seeking, the lamp almost

the day it would run out of its oil