1. برمت بمن أراه وضاق صدري

    بمن القاه من قوم ثخان

    I have grown weary of those I see, and my chest is constricted

    By those I meet among a thick-witted people.

  2. أذمّ زمانهم ظلما وجورا

    وهم بالذم أولى بالمكان

    I blame their age unjustly and unfairly,

    Yet they are more deserving of blame in its stead.