1. تنكرني الإخوان حتى ثقاتهم

    وحذرني منهم نذير التجارب

    My friends disown me—even their trustworthy ones;

    and the warning voice of experience has cautioned me against them.

  2. كأني إذا أودعت سري عندهم

    رفعت بنار فوق أعلى المراقب

    It is as though, whenever I entrust my secret to them,

    I have raised a fire above the highest watchtowers.