قلتُ لمَّا عَذَّبوه فَغَدا

مَثَلاً يُسْرِعُ في خَيطِ اخْتلاطْ

When they tortured him, so the next morn he was

An example threading the line of execution,

عُذْرُ مَولايَ الذي جاء به

مِثْلُ ضَمِّ الاسْتِ من بعدِ الضُّراطْ

The excuse of my Master which he brought

Was like pressing the warp after the woof.