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د كما من فصل الصغير

The blame is lifted from the blind

As a child in the tender season slips,

وعن الضرير إذا هفا

او حل حتى أدب النصير

And from him whose vision is obscured

When in blindness his steps mislead,

وعن الكبير إذا أسنّ وق

د لعم بالقتير

And from the aged when he stumbles

Through the feebleness of many a year;

لا يلزمون لعجزهم

حمل المروءة كالقدر

They are not burdened for their weakness

With reproach like an earthen pot;

بل يرحمون ويعذرو

ن على التعجرف ف الأمور

But rather they are pitied and excused

For presumptuousness in their affairs.