كيف أرجو السَّمَاحَ أو أَبتَغيه

في زمانٍ عَمَّ البِغَاءُ بَنِيه

How can I hope for pardon or seek it

In an age when lust has spread among its sons

يُولَدُ التَّوأمَانِ فيه وَكُلٌّ

منهما مُمسِكٌ بأَيرِ أَخيه

Twins are born in it, each of them

Grasping the defects of their brother