أُقْسِمُ ما أنْصَفَني طاهرُ

فلا يَخَلْ أَنِّي له عاذرُ

I swear by the one who did me justice though pure

I cannot but apologize, this I ensure

ناسٍ لما يَلْزَمُهُ حِفْظُهُ

وهو لما يَنْسىَ الفتى ذاكرُ

Some people, when duty calls to memorize

Forget, while the youth their minds endure