1. أقسمتُ باللهِ لقد كانَ في

    تركِ الرشيدِ الحكمَ رأيٌ سديدْ

    I swore by God: indeed, there was in

    al-Rashid’s relinquishing the judgeship a sound decision.

  2. ففازَ منْ حجرٍ عظيمٍ وهلْ

    يرضى بضربِ الحجرِ وهْو الرشيدْ

    So he escaped a severe restriction; and would

    he accept being placed under restraint, when he is al-Rashid—the prudent?