1. Go easy, O generous one, on a reputation that you expose
To the insults of a despicable slanderer who cannot compare to you
١. خَف يا كَريمُ عَلى عِرضٍ تُعَرِّضُهُ
لِعائِبٍ فَلَئيمٌ لا يُقاسُ بِكا
2. For when a glass is shattered it can be reforged
And how many gems have been smashed yet not reassembled
٢. إِنَّ الزُجاجَةَ لَمّا حُطِّمَت سُبِكَت
وَكَم تَكَسَّرَ مِن دُرٍّ فَما سُبِكا