1. أراد علو منزلة وقدر

    فأصبح فوق جذع وهو عالي

    He sought high rank and standing.

    So he ended up above a tree trunk, raised high.

  2. ومد على صليب الجذع منه

    يميناً لا تطول على الشمال

    And upon the tree trunk's cross he stretched out

    His right hand, with no sway over the left.

  3. ونكس رأسه لعتاب قلب

    دعاه إلى الغواية والضلال

    And he lowered his head to reproach a heart

    That had called him to waywardness and error.