كل الكلام الذي يبدو وكل سنا

يفني سريعاً وفقر هكذا وغنى

All speech that seems and all years

Perish quickly, such poverty and wealth

فاحفظ مقالي وخل عنك فرط عنا

الملك لله من يظفر بنيل منى

So keep my words and spare your excess protection

The King belongs to God, he who succeeds in attaining his wishes

يردّ قسراً ويضمن دونه الدركا

إني رضيت فلم أحفل بمسئلة

Is forced to return and is chased by guards

I was satisfied so I did not care about the question

أمر المهيمن يجريه بمعدلة

حتى قنعت برزق منه لي صلة

The order of the Almighty runs it with his balance

Until I was satisfied with the sustenance he connected me with

لو كان لي أو لغيري قدر أنملة

من البسيطة كان الأمر مشتركا

If I or anyone else had an ant's worth

Of control, the matter would be shared