ما أجهل الأب لو ربَّى ابنه ترفاً
ولم يكله لأستاذ وأظلَمَهُ
How ignorant a father is if he raises his son in luxury,
And does not entrust him to a teacher—and how unjust he is!
يعطيه ما يشتهي إذ قام ينذره
بالانتحار وكان الخوف أرغمه
He gives him whatever he desires when the son begins threatening him
With suicide, fear having forced the father to yield.
أراه أشبه من يعطي المشعوذ إذ
يجري دماء ابنه وهما ليرحمه
I see him as resembling one who pays a charlatan when
He makes his son's blood flow, mistakenly thinking he is showing him mercy.
Sol 6.1