وَلِيتُ الْحُكْمَ خَمْساً وهْيَ خُمْسٌ

لِعُمْرِي والصِّبا في الْعُنْفُوانِ

I wish the rule were mine, five years or ten

In youth and prime of vigor among men.

فَلَمْ يَضَعِ الأَعادِي قَدْرَ شاني

وَلاَ قالُوا فُلانٌ قَدْ رَشاني

Then foes had never brought my state to naught

Nor enemies declared, "See, he is distraught!"