عَفا اللَهُ عَنّي فَإِنّي اِمرُؤٌ
أَتَيتُ السَلامَةَ مِن بابِها
May God forgive me, for I am but a man
Who sought safety through its gate
عَلى أَنَّ عِندي لِمَن هاجَني
كَنائِنَ غَصَّت بِنُشّابِها
Though ready in my scabbard rest
Swords tempered keen to smite my foes
وَلَو كُنتُ أَرمي بِها مُسلِماً
لَكانَ السُّهيلِيُّ أَولى بِها
And had I cast them at a guiltless man
Myself were worthier of the blow
