لمَّا رأيت العيش من ثمر الصِّبا

وعلمت أنَّ العفو حظُّ الجاني

When I saw that the joy of living was a fruit of youth,

And knew that pardon is the offender’s allotted share,

أدركت ما سوَّلتُهُ شبيبتي

وفعلتُ ما لا ظنَّه شيطاني

I attained what my youth had enticed me toward,

And did what even my devil had never imagined.