1. إِن عَذُبَ المَينُ بِأَفواهِكُم

    فَإِنَّ صِدقي بِفَمي أَعذَبُ

    If falsehood tastes sweet in your mouths,

    then my truth tastes sweeter in my mouth.

  2. طَلَبتُ لِلعالَمِ تَهذيبَهُم

    وَالناسُ ما صُفّوا وَلا هُذِّبوا

    I sought refinement for humankind,

    yet people have neither been purified nor refined.

  3. سَأَلتُ مَن خالَفَ عَن دينِهِ

    فَأَعوَزَ المُخبِرُ لا يَكذِبُ

    I asked an opponent about his religion,

    but no truthful informant could be found.

  4. وَأَكثَروا الدَعوى بِلا حُجَّةٍ

    كُلٌّ إِلى حَيِّزِهِ يَجذبُ

    And they made many claims without proof;

    each draws others toward his own domain.