يا أعدلَ الناسِ في القضايا

وأجودَ الخلقِ في العطايا

O fairest of mankind in your judgments,

And most generous of people in your gifts,

إلى متى لا يزالُ مثلي

مبلبلَ القلبِ في الشكايا

How long will one such as I

Remain with a troubled heart full of complaints?

أخذتُ منها أتمَّ حظٍّ

وحقَّ لي ألزمُ الزوايا

I have received from her the fullest share of fortune,

And it is my right to seclude myself in retreat.