1. O Abu Ja'far, in what place
Did I lose my wisdom and my tongue go astray?
١. يا أَبا جَعفَرٍ بِأَيِّ مَكانِ
ضاعَ مِنّي رَأيي وَضَلَّ لِساني
2. And my praise of you is not for anything, but
Raving of a possessed poet.
٢. وَاِمتِداحيكَ لا لِشَيءٍ وَلَكِن
هَذَيانٌ مِن شاعِرٍ مَجّانِ
3. I do not blame the meanness that came from your deeds,
But I blame the wishes.
٣. لا أَلومُ اللُؤمَ الَّذي جاءَ مِن فِع
لِكَ لَكِنَّني أَلومُ الأَماني