وَخِلٍّ كُنتُ عَينَ الرُّشد مِنهُ

وَمُستَمِعا إِذا ذَكَروا سَميعا

I used to be the eye of guidance from him

And a listener whenever they mentioned, listening

أَطاف بغَيّة فَنهيت عَنها

وَقُلتُ لَهُ أَرى أَمراً فَظيعا

He went around in vanity, so I forbade him from it

And I said to him, I see a terrible matter

أَرَدتُ رَشادَه حَتّى إِذا ما

عَصى أَمري أَبَيناه جَميعا

I wanted to guide him until when

He disobeyed my order, I made it clear to everyone