لَمْ أَسْلُ إِذْ عَذَّرَ مَنْ شَفَّني

عُذْراً وَبَعْضُ الْعُذْرِ إِيهامُ

I did not ask for an excuse when the one who cured me made excuses

Some of the excuse was just an illusion

وَعَنْ قَليلٍ يَلْتَحي أَمْرَدٌ

قَدْ خُطَّ مِنْ لِحْيَتِهِ لامُ

And after a little while a beardless youth

Whose beard was just starting to grow deceived me