1. The youth never leaves the old man's shoe
Like heavy iron nothing else steadies him
١. فَتى الشَيخِ لا يَنفَكّ عَن ظَهرِ نَعلِهِ
كَثَقلِ حَديدٍ ما سِواهُ لَهُ راوي
2. By your Lord, joyfully receiving him you’d think
Affection while betrayals set in his heart
٢. بِرَبِّكَ اِبتِهاجاً في اللِقاءِ تَظُنُّهُ
وِداداً وَفِعلُ الغَدرِ في قَلبِهِ ثاوي
3. Among people with his lines he patches together
Scraps thus never ceasing, pouring into delusion
٣. يُلَفِّقُ في الناسِ المَساوي بِخَطِّهِ
رقاعاً فَلا يَنفَكُّ صَبّاً بِها غاوي