1. By God, I was not one who praised excessively,
For blowing into lightning avails naught.
١. واللهِ لا كنتُ مادحاً طَرَفَاً
فالنفخُ في البرقِ مالهُ صورَهْ
2. Nor did I satirize the vile in my life,
For who can bear falling into his tyranny?
٢. ولا هجوت اللئيمَ في عمري
منْ ذا يطيقُ الوقوعَ في جُورَهْ