1. شـكرت ولاة سـجن أطلقـوني

    وقلـت هـمُ ذوو خيـرٍ ودين

    I thanked the wardens of a prison who released me,

    And I said: they are people of goodness and faith.

  2. وعدت أصبّ فوق العقل غيظي

    لأن العقـل أصـبح كالجنون

    Then I returned to pouring my anger upon reason,

    Because reason has become like madness.

  3. أإطلاق السـجين يُعـدُّ خيراً    

    ويُنسـى شر إمساك السجين

    Is releasing the prisoner counted as a good deed,

    While the evil of imprisoning the prisoner is forgotten?