1. متعتّبٌ من غيرِ ما سببِ

    راضٍ به مسٌّ من الغضبِ

    Reproachful for no reason,

    Contented, yet touched by anger.

  2. أشْمتّ بي من لا خلاقَ له

    وقدحْتَ بين الجلدِ والعصَبِ

    You made one devoid of virtue gloat over me,

    And struck sparks between skin and sinew.

  3. فاحبسْ لساني عن معايبِهمْ

    لا تولعنّ النارَ بالحطَبِ

    So keep my tongue from speaking of their faults;

    Do not stoke the fire with firewood.

  4. أرسلتَني والريحُ في طلَقٍ

    لكنها خابَتْ ولم أخِبِ

    You sent me forth while the wind was racing,

    But it failed, and I did not.