1. I was told that so-and-so grieves for you,
Yet for a man to bear humiliation is shameful.
١. قيلَ لي قَد أَسى عَلَيكَ فُلانٌ
وَمُقامُ الفَتى عَلى الذُلِّ عارُ
2. I said: He came to make excuses,
But in our view, confessing a sin is recompense.
٢. قُلتُ قَد جاءَني وَأَحدَثَ عُذراً
دِيَةُ الذَنبِ عِندَنا الاِعتِذارُ