واللهِ ما المردُ مرادي وإنْ

نظمتُ فيهم كعقودِ الجمانْ

By God, my intention was never to praise them, though

I strung them together like pearls on a necklace.

لكنَّ مَنْ رامَ نفاقَ الذي

يقولُهُ ينظمُ خَرْجَ الزمانْ

But he who seeks to be two-faced with words

Will string together worthless beads for all time.