1. I shall refuse my soul to feed any miser,
And restrain my speech from answering any ignorant one.
١. سَأَمنَعُ نَفسي رِفدَ كُلِّ بَخيلٍ
وَأَحبِسُ نُطقي عَن جَوابِ جَهولِ
2. For the ignorant cannot be rebuffed by words,
And the way of the ignorant is not my way.
٢. فَإِنَّ الجَهولَ لا يُرَدُّ كَلامُهُ
وَلَيسَ سَبيلُ الجاهِلينَ سَبيلي