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