يختلسُ الأنفسَ باستلابِهْ

كلبٌ يُلقَّى الوحيَ من كلَّابِهِ

He steals souls with his sorcery

A dog who is inspired with madness

يَمونُ أهلَ البيتِ باكتسابِهْ

أهبَبْتُه فانصاعَ في إهبابِهِ

He deceives the people of the house with his gain

I lured him and he yielded to his folly

كأنَّه الكوكبُ في انصبابِهْ

أو قبسٌ يُلقَطُ من شِهابِهْ

As if he were a planet in its setting

Or a meteor's glowing ember seized from its blaze