1. It has spread among the people, nay in the papers it was written
That the forgiving and the generous were overcome
١. قَد شاعَ في الناسِ بَل في الصُّحفِ قد كُتَبا
أنَّ المَغَافِرَ والأجوَادَ قَد غُلِبَا
2. And I have witnessed those whom the people overpowered
Can never pursue vanity or play again
٢. ومَن على غَلبِهِ الأقوامُ قَد شَهِدتُ
لا يستطيع أبداً لهواً ولا لَعِبَا