1. By God, my intention was never to praise them, though 
I strung them together like pearls on a necklace. 
١. واللهِ ما المردُ مرادي وإنْ
 نظمتُ فيهم كعقودِ الجمانْ
2. But he who seeks to be two-faced with words
Will string together worthless beads for all time. 
٢. لكنَّ مَنْ رامَ نفاقَ الذي
 يقولُهُ ينظمُ خَرْجَ الزمانْ