1. هَمُّ القاضي بَيتٌ يُطرِب

    قالَ القاضي لَمّا عوتِب

    The judge’s preoccupation is a verse that delights.

    The judge said when he was reproached:

  2. ما في الدُنيا إِلّا مُذنِب

    هَذا عُذرُ القاضي وَاِقلِب

    “There is no one in the world but a sinner.”

    This is the judge’s excuse—and reverse it.