قال قوم لزمت حضرة حمد
وتجنبت سائر الرؤساء
Some people said, "You have frequented the court of Hamad
And avoided all other heads of state."
قلت ما قاله الذي أحرز المع
نى قديماً قبلي من الشعراء
I said what the one who attained glory said before me
Of the poets in ancient times:
