تُعابُ معاشرٌ وكَلَوا البرايا

إلى تدبير ذى رأىٍ أفينِ

A group is blamed, though they traversed the wilds

Seeking to govern with wisdom and thought.

وما غلِطوا ورأَوا سفهَ الليالي

فداووْا بالجنون من الجنونِ

They erred not, though deemed the nights were unwise,

Curing madness with madness they wrought.