1. تالله ما كنت رفيقا لهم

    ولا دعتني للصبا داعيه

    By God, I was not their companion.

    Nor did any impulse call me to youthful passion.

  2. وانما بالشعر ذاكرتهم

    ومعهم جرتني القافيه

    Rather, I conversed with them only in verse,

    And the rhyme drew me along with them.