1. رُبَّ ذنبٍ ينمِي على العُذرِ حَتَّى

    يُبصِرُ الاحتياج عنه يشينُه

    Many a fault grows beyond excuse, until

    one sees that the need to excuse it disgraces it—

  2. كمقال الجرئِ يَزدَادُ قُبحاً

    كُلَّما ازدادَ مُنهمُ تَحسينُه

    like the speech of the brazen, which grows uglier

    the more they embellish it.

  3. جملةُ القولِ أن مثلَك لا

    يمكنُ في مثلِ دهرِنا تكويُنه

    In short, one such as you cannot

    be created in an age like ours.