1. If the slanderers' pursuit is to corrupt,
Or they have laid barriers to block you,
١. إِن كانَ سعى الوُشاةُ للإِفسادِ
أَو هم ضَرَبوا دونَكَ بالأَسدادِ
2. Despite their objections, a fragrance has spread -
At times its coolness soothes the livers.
٢. رَغماً لأنوفهم سرت رائِحَةٌ
أَحياني بَردُها عَلى الأَكبادِ