1. Alas! He who has a Master that never fails
Is like a cleft on a mountain none can scale.
١. أَلا مَن لِمَولىً لا يَزالُ كَأَنَّهُ
صَفاً فيه صَدعٌ لا يُدانيهِ شاعِب
2. The mists of darkness creep into his heart
With venom, toward his kinsmen, on their part.
٢. تَدِبُّ ضِبابُ الغِشِّ تَحتَ ضُلوعِهِ
لِأَهلِ النَدى مِن قَومِهِ بِالعقارِبِ