1. And a foolish, weak-minded master,
Whose ignorance my gentleness increases for him blame,

2. I showed patience, and had it not been for others, I would have struck him
With lasting disgrace, its shame admitting no bones.

3. But the veins of evil supported him and fell short
That he should gain praise, so he sought blame.

4. He harbored rancorous envy against me as if
I treat him in every gathering with words.

5. And he is sometimes ignorant, so let him not take me lightly,
Nor am I ignorant of reproach when reason returns.

6. He keeps away and distances himself in prosperity with his love,
And he comes near and calls me when he fears injustice.

7. So my presence relieves the worry of his opponent,
And I ward off from him his stumbling into injustice.

8. And I prevent him if one day he commits a shameful act,
And he surrenders me if my adversaries commit a crime.

9. And I was a man whom the actions of glorious,
Ancient glory shook, not pretense.

10. And you insulted me in the courtyard of Malik
Cursing me like a dog when it barks at a star.

11. And you are called to Zeid but you are not one of them,
Deserving a father except in allegiance and no mother.

12. And if you were to count the lineages of Malik
And her days among them and did not cast stones.

13. It would return you a slave or you wandered begging
Feeling in a tribe other than Malik, castrated.

14. And I am not one inserted into the castration of Malik,
Nor am I one named then adhering to a name.