1. من لي بذَنبٍ ساقَ لي من منيتي

    عِندَ البعادِ تَذكُّراً وعِتابا

    Oh, for a fault that brought me, from my heart's desire,

    remembrance and reproach in separation!

  2. عَتباً رَبِحتُ به رِضىً من سَيِّدي

    اذ قد غَدَوتُ أُقبِّلُ الأَعتابا

    A reproach through which I won my master's favor,

    for I have taken to kissing the thresholds.

  3. ولَرُبَّما عَثرَ الجَوادُ بصخرةٍ

    كانت لهُ حَذَراً يُفِيدُ صَوابا

    And often a noble steed has stumbled over a rock

    that served it as a warning, leading it aright.