1. Though you have often railed against me
And fired poetic bullets, burning stark,
١. لئنْ أسرفْتَ في ذَمّي مِرارا
وسُقْتَ الشِّعْرَ بارودًا ونارا
2. Mustering riffraff, craven fear your guide,
I showed forbearance, a home for excess.
٢. ورُحتَ تحشِّدُ الأنذالَ خوفًا
وسِعْتُ، وكنتُ للإسرافِ دارا