1. My scale, tell me where are you from among mankind
You are neither known nor unknown
١. مَيّاسُ قُل لي أَينَ أَنتَ مِنَ الوَرى
لا أَنتَ مَعلومٌ وَلا مَجهولُ
2. If you were unknown, I would have made you known
Or if you were known, ignorance would have overwhelmed you
٢. لَو كُنتَ مَجهولاً جَعَلتُكَ مُعلَماً
أَو كُنتَ مَعلوماً لَغالَكَ غولُ
3. As for satire, it scratched your honor beneath it
And praise of you was, as you knew, plentiful
٣. أَمّا الهِجاءُ فَدَقَّ عرِضُكَ دونَهُ
وَالمَدحُ عَنكَ كَما عَلِمتَ جَليلُ
4. So go, you are free in your honor, it
Is an honor you made mighty and you are weak
٤. فَاِذهَب فَأَنتَ طَليقُ عِرضِكَ إِنَّهُ
عِرضٌ عَزَزتَ بِهِ وَأَنتَ ذَليلُ