1. بِشَمسِ الدينِ لَم تُطِقِ الرَعايا

    فَكيفَ وَقَد تَبَدَّلَ بِالنَجيبِ

    The subjects could not bear Shams al-Din;

    how, then, now that he has been replaced by al-Najib?

  2. رَعايا ما أَطاقوا بَأسَ كَبشٍ

    مُحالٌ أَن يُطيقوا بَأسَ ذِئبِ

    Subjects who could not withstand a ram’s might—

    it is impossible for them to withstand a wolf’s might.