1. God has prolonged days that oppose the virtuous
And assist the base in their heedlessness
١. لَحَى اللّهُ أيَّاماً تُعادِي أُولِي النُّهَى
وتُسْعِفُ لُؤْماً كلَّ غُفْلِ المَناقِبِ
2. In them, small men are promoted as if they were
The strung pearls of an accountant
٢. تُقدِّم فيهنَّ الصِّغارَ كأنهم
إذا ذُكرِوا عَقْدَ الْبَنانِ لِحَاسِبِ