رمانِيَ بالدّاء الّذي فيه واِنثنى

رمانِيَ بالدّاء الّذي فيه واِنثنى

يَعَجّبُ مما جرّه وهو قارفُ

يَعَجّبُ مما جرّه وهو قارفُ

He charged me with the ailment he himself bears, then turned back,

expressing astonishment at what he had caused, though he himself was the culprit.

وهيّجنِي بَغْياً لنحتِ صَفاتِهِ

وهيّجنِي بَغْياً لنحتِ صَفاتِهِ

وكم سَقَمٍ بَرْحٍ تَهيجُ القوارفُ

وكم سَقَمٍ بَرْحٍ تَهيجُ القوارفُ

And he unjustly provoked me to chisel away at his rock;

and how many a grievous sickness contagions stir up!

وهبّتْ له ريحٌ فظنّ بقاءَها

وهبّتْ له ريحٌ فظنّ بقاءَها

وهيهات أنْ تبقى صَباً ورفارفُ

وهيهات أنْ تبقى صَباً ورفارفُ

A wind blew in his favor, and he thought it would last;

but far from lasting are an east wind and wisps of cloud.