وَعَميمَةٌ قَد سُقتُ فيها عائِراً

غُفلاً وَمِنها عائِرٌ مَوسومُ

A vast wilderness through which I wandered astray

Unaware, though its paths are mapped and known

طَبَّقتُ مِفصَلَها بِغَيرِ حَديدَةٍ

فَرأى العَدوُّ غَناي حَيثُ أَقومُ

I pieced its parts without need of a compass

And so my foe saw my wealth wherever I roam