1. He told me of the strange things and said
Your mind was tricked by the cunning of traitors

2. And you were captured by the deceit of one who makes false oaths
With misleading vows and false promises

3. Indeed I heard, though my wakeful eyes see for themselves
Replacing what my ears convey

4. Where is what I felt of my hatred for him
That I kept secret and made public

5. Or where is my opinion to keep him away
Out of resentment? And where is the zeal of the angry?

6. Glory to the Creator of every wondrous thing
So much diversity among you

7. One day belongs to this, the next to that
Varying strengths among peers

8. Now from you comes the despair that deflates my pride
And despair cuts off the thirst of the thirsty

9. So go, as the hoped-for clouds went away
Lightning flashed and rumbled with thunder

10. Or after praising you bruised my dignity
With polished words or lyrical meanings

11. May the Merciful not bless wealth used
To harm the near from afar

12. If I obeyed, I would have wealth like yours
And turbans like those with crowns

13. Perhaps my state will reach heights
Palms grow from shoots

14. So beware the consequences of your crimes
Often a crime wounds the heart of the criminal

15. I gave you candid advice, the rest
Babbles foam without clarity

16. I presented my advice; accepting is approving
If you refuse, I will pull my reins from you

17. It would be hard for me to listen to
Talk of you or my tongue praise you