ثم أصبَحتُ أكتُم النَّاسَ ما أص

بَحَ فيه لكلِّ عَينٍ عَلامَه

Then I became the one who conceals from people what has

Become apparent to every eye as a mark

أستُرُ الحالَة التي هَتَكَتني

فأُقاسي عَداوةً ومَلامَه

I hide the condition that exposed me

So I endure enmity and blame

ثمَّ إنِّي رأيتُ فيكَ وفيها

أن تَحمَّلتُها إليكَ ظُلامَه

Then I saw in you and in her

That I attributed its darkness to you

حينَ لَم يَبقَ غيرُ رأيِكَ فَانظُر

ما ترى يا محمَّدِ بنَ سَلامَه

When there remained none other than your opinion, so look

What you see, O Muhammad ibn Salamah