1. يَقولونَ لِي لَمَّا رَكِبتُ بطَالَتِي

    رُكُوبَ فَتىً جَمّ الغَوَايَةِ مُعتَدِي

    They say to me, when I rode my wantonness,

    like a youth steeped in error, a transgressor:

  2. أَعِندَكَ شَيءٌ تَرتَجي أَن تَنالَهُ

    فَقُلتُ نَعَم عِندِي شَفَاعَةُ أَحمَدِ

    “Have you anything you hope to attain?”

    So I said, “Yes, I have Ahmad’s intercession.”