تداركَ وهباً كلامُ استهِ

وقد كاد من عيِّهِ أن يموتا

His words came to his aid as a gift

Though he had nearly died of his folly

وأُقسِمُ بالله لو أنه

كفاها الكلامَ كَفَتْهُ السكوتا

And I swear by God, if only

Silence had spared him words, it would have spared him more