قلتُ للحاسدِ نمّا

قلتُ للحاسدِ نمّا

عَمِلَتْ فيه البِشارَهْ

عَمِلَتْ فيه البِشارَهْ

I said to the envious man, when [text uncertain]

I said to the envious one, "Look,

the glad tidings had worked upon him:

good tidings have worked in it,

والوِلاياتُ جميعاً

والوِلاياتُ جميعاً

عند أَهليِها مُعاره

عند أَهليِها مُعاره

And all offices of authority

and all the states

are on loan to their holders.

are on loan to their people.

ما عُبَيْدُ اللّهِ مِمّنْ

ما عُبَيْدُ اللّهِ مِمّنْ

نالَ بالعَزْلِ خَساره

نالَ بالعَزْلِ خَساره

Ubayd Allah is not among those

The servants of God are not of those

who suffered loss through dismissal.

who incur loss through dismissal.

هو لم يُعزَلْ ولكنْ

هو لم يُعزَلْ ولكنْ

عُزِلَتْ عنه الوِزاره

عُزِلَتْ عنه الوِزاره

He was not dismissed; rather,

He was not dismissed, but

the vizierate was dismissed from him.

the ministry was dismissed from him.

وكأنّي باللّيالي

وكأنّي باللّيالي

ولقد تَكْفي الإشاره

ولقد تَكْفي الإشاره

And I seem to behold the nights—

And it is as if I see the nights—

and indeed, a hint suffices.

a hint suffices."