1. لَعَمرُكَ ما نَصرٌ فَلا تَحسِبَنَّهُ

    مِنَ المُسلِمينَ بِالقَويِّ وَلا الجَلدِ

    By your life, Nasr is not—so do not think him—

    strong or hardy among the Muslims.

  2. خَرَجتَ مَع العَوراءِ تَلتَمِسُ الهُدى

    وَكانَ الهُدى فيما تَرَكتَ عَلى عَمدِ

    You went out with the one-eyed woman, seeking guidance,

    yet guidance lay in what you deliberately left behind.

  3. وَقَد كانَ في الفُرقانِ لَو كُنتَ باغِياً

    لِنَفسِكَ مِنهُ ما يَدُلُّ عَلى الرُشدِ

    And in the Criterion there was—had you sought

    for yourself from it—that which points to sound judgment.