1. And if a despicable man assailed me
I knew the remedy for the despicable one
١. وكنتُ إذا ما هجاني امرؤٌ
لئيمٌ عرفت دواءَ اللئيمِ
2. I prepare my invective against him obtaining
And spend it with the expenditure of a generous one
٢. أعدُّ هجائي له نائلاً
وأبذُلُه بذلَ سَمْح كريمِ
3. So I achieve against the one who reviled me my desire
And in that I did not miss the guidance of the blameworthy one
٣. فأبلغُ من شتمه حاجتي
ولم أهدِ في ذاك هَدْي المليمِ