1. A'tubah, though nights have been long upon you
My poetry remains potent when recited

2. And old age came upon you only
With the traits of meanness and indecency

3. So I bear witness you dared against me only
While Zaid, your servant, excelled in bravery

4. And your face, which you deemed sufficient as companion
You are its sole weaver, in contentment

5. If I were to change it for another face
I would not pray with it in congregation

6. But you were granted it as a weapon
With which, if you rebelled, you would not obey

7. The pedigree of dogs has been distributed, so leave it be
It is not like your common lineage

8. And rest your shoulders, for they have been returned
As wreckage from your bustling in wastelands

9. And let not the rogues delude you, whobanded together
To support you with shaving and tattered robes

10. They saw me as their enemy wherever I was
While you were their partner in the profession