أَذاعَ أُناسٌ أَنَّ عيسى بنُ مُرقُسٍ

قَضى نَحبَهُ مِن طولِ عُطلَتِهِ غَمّا

Some people spread the news that Isa ibn Murqus

Died of grief from his long unemployment,

فَقُلتُ لَهُم هَذا المُحالُ بِعَينِهِ

مَتى خَرَّبَ الشَيطانُ قَطُّ لَهُ كَرما

So I said to them this is absolutely impossible!

When did the devil ever destroy a vineyard for him?