1. They said, "We see you have fallen from your rank,
Do you think time makes mistakes like that?"
١. قالوا نراك سقطْتَ من رُتَبٍ
أترى الزمانَ بمثل ذا غلِطَا
2. I said, "Vile demons have risen up,
And so this shooting star fell from on high."
٢. قلتُ الشياطينُ اللئامُ عَلَوْاً
ولذا الشهابُ من العُلى سقطَا