أَظُنُّ الكُلَيبَ خانَني أَو ظَلَمتُهُ

بِبُرقَةِ حِلّيتٍ وَما كانَ خائِنا

I think my dog has betrayed me or I have wronged him,

With the brightness of a necklace, yet he was no traitor,

وَأَعذِرُهُ أَنّي خَرُقتُ وَإِنَّما

لَقيتُ أَخا خِباً وَصودِفتُ بادِنا

And I excuse him, though I have ripped,

I met an unfaithful brother and collided with an obstinate one.