1. Newspapers with not a letter in them
Except to divide and mislead,
١. جَرائِدٌ ما خُطَّ حَرفٌ بِها
لِغَيرِ تَفريقٍ وَتَضليلِ
2. In them falsehood is sweet to their owners
As though it were the first of April.
٢. يَحلو بِها الكِذبُ لِأَربابِها
كَأَنَّها أَوَّلُ إِبريلِ