مازالَ يَحلِفُ لي بِكُلِّ آلِيَّةٍ

أَن لا يَزالَ مَدى الزَمانِ مُصاحِبي

He still swears to me with every oath

That he will accompany me forever

لَمّا جَفا العِذارُ بِخَدِّهِ

فَتَعَجَّبوا لِسَوادِ وَجهِ الكاذِبِ

When the excuses on his cheek dried

They wondered at the blackness of the liar's face