لِما عَتَبْتُ فُلاناً حِينَ وَليْتُه كذا

في أَحْشائِهِ مَدْسُوسُ

When I chided so-and-so as I turned away

There lurked in his heart a viper.

أَوْمَى بِمَبْعرِه وَقالَ بِنَفْرَةٍ

مِنْ هَهُنَا يَتَعَوَّجُ الفَقُّوسُ

He frowned and said resentfully:

It is here the bow becomes crooked.