لَعَمري لَقَد نِلتُ الَّذي كُنتُ أَرتَجي

وَأَصبَحتُ لا أَخشى الَّذي كُنتُ أَحذَرُ

By my life! I have attained what I hoped for

And I have become one who no more fears what he did guard against

فَلَيسَ كَمِثلي اليَومَ كِسرى وَهُرمُزٌ

وَلا المَلِكُ النُعمانُ مِثلي وَقَيصَرُ

So none today is like myself, neither Chosroes nor Hormuz,

Nor the King of Nu'man, nor even Caesar!