1. When they tortured him, so the next morn he was
An example threading the line of execution,
١. قلتُ لمَّا عَذَّبوه فَغَدا
مَثَلاً يُسْرِعُ في خَيطِ اخْتلاطْ
2. The excuse of my Master which he brought
Was like pressing the warp after the woof.
٢. عُذْرُ مَولايَ الذي جاء به
مِثْلُ ضَمِّ الاسْتِ من بعدِ الضُّراطْ