1. قَد كَشَفناكَ يا سَعيدُ فَما كُن

    تَ عَلى الكَشفِ بِالصَديقِ الصَدوقِ

    We have tested you, O Saʿīd, and you were not

    when tested, a true friend.

  2. آكِلٌ أَو مُسَوِّغٌ لَحمَكَ الآ

    كِلَ أَو باعِثٌ عَلى التَمزيقِ

    A devourer, or one who makes your flesh palatable to the

    devourer, or one who incites its tearing apart.

  3. ما عَتبنا عَلَيكَ حَتّى رَأَينا

    مِنكَ عَقدَ الإِخاءِ غَيرَ وَثيقِ

    We did not reproach you until we saw

    that your bond of brotherhood was not firm.

  4. وَرَأَيناكَ وَاِعتِذارَكَ قَد سَد

    دَ عَلَيهِ العِتابُ كُلَّ طَريقِ

    And we saw you, your apology already blocked

    at every turn by reproach.