قَصرَ الدوبارَةِ ما لِلَيثِكَ رابِضاً

وَالذِئبُ في قَصرِ الإِمارَةِ يَحجِلُ

The palace of Dubai has no place for your lion

Yet the wolf resides in the palace of governance, prowling

إِنّي سَمِعتُ بِعابِدينَ عُواءَهُ

فَعَجِبتُ كَيفَ يَسودُ مَن لا يَعقِلُ

I heard the howling of worshipers in Abudhabi

And wondered how the mindless can reign