أقْصَرتُ بَعْضَ الإقْصارْ

عَنْ شادنٍ نائي الدَّارْ

I fell short in my duty

To one whose home was far away

صَبَّرني لمَّا سارْ

وَلَم أكُنْ بِالصبَّارْ

He endured patiently when he left

While I was not so patient