1. My silence when talk goes on is my speech,
And my glancing around at faces is blame.
١. سُكُوتِي إِذَا دَامَ الْحَدِيثُ كَلامُ
وَتَقْلِيبُ عَيْنِي فِي الْوُجُوهِ مَلامُ
2. And my patience with days is not from humiliation,
But a bound hand and a sword.
٢. وَصَبْرِي عَلَى الأَيَّامِ لا مِنْ مَذَلَّةٍ
وَلَكِنْ يَدٌ مَغْلُولَةٌ وَحُسَامُ
3. I'm blamed for being patient - but does any young man
Get blamed for patience when helpers are few?
٣. أُلامُ عَلَى أَنِّي صَبَرْتُ وَهَلْ فَتَىً
عَلَى الصَّبْرِ إِنْ قَلَّ الْمُعِينُ يُلامُ