صرتَ يا عامِلَ البريد مَقِيتاً

وقديماً إليّ كُنْتَ حبيبَا

You have become, O postman, detestable,

Though once you were a dear friend.

كنتَ تستثقِلُ الرقيبَ فقدْ صِرْ

تَ علينا بما وَلِيتَ رَقيبا

You used to dislike the censor; yet you have become

Our censor in the authority you hold.

شَنِئَتْكَ النفوسُ وانحرفَتْ عن

كَ قلوبٌ وكنتَ تَسْبي القُلوبا

Souls have come to hate you and hearts

Have turned away from you, you who once captivated hearts.

أفلا يعجَبُ الأَنامُ لشَخْصٍ

صار قِرْداً وكان ظِبْياً رَبِيبَا

Shouldn't people be amazed by one

Who was once a young gazelle and is now an ape?