وَأَحسَنُ مِن نَيلِ الوِزارَةِ لِلفَتى

وَأَحسَنُ مِن نَيلِ الوِزارَةِ لِلفَتى

حَياةٌ تُريهِ مَصرَعَ الوُزَراءِ

حَياةٌ تُريهِ مَصرَعَ الوُزَراءِ

And better for a young man than attaining the vizierate

Better for a man than attaining rank's heights,

Is a life that lets him witness the death of viziers.

Is a life that shows him where ministers meet their fates.