عَلَّمتهُ حِكَماً حتّى يوقِّرني

فَبالَغَ الوَغدُ في خَفضي وَتَحقيري

I taught him wisdom so he would respect me

But the scoundrel went too far in belittling and scorning me

أَخطَأتُ في وَضعِها فيهِ فَوانَدَمي

وَكُنتُ واضِعها في جلدِ خِنزيرِ

I erred in instilling it in him and now I regret it

I should have instilled it in the hide of a pig instead