حَبسْتَ عَلَى الْوَظِيفَةِ مِنْكَ نُوراً

تَفَقَّدَهُ الْحِمَى وَاللَّيْلُ غاشِ

You imprisoned within this job a light

That fever and night keep vigil for

وَقَيَّدْتَ الْقَرِيضَ عَلَى افْتِقَارٍ

مِنَ الْوَطَنِ الْعَثُورِ إِلى انْتِعَاشِ

And you chained inspiration to destitution

From a stumbling homeland to revival

فمَا صَدَقُوا وَغَيْرُكَ مَنْ عَنَوهُ

بِقَوْلِهِمْ أُحِيلَ إِلى المَعاِشِ

So they were not truthful, and others besides you

Who said he was pensioned off