1. أَأُنبَزُ مَجنوناً إِذا جُدتُ بِالَّذي

    مَلَكتُ وَإِن دافَعتُ عَنهُ فَعاقِلُ

    Am I branded mad when I give generously of what

    I own, yet deemed sane if I defend it?

  2. فَداموا عَلى الزَورِ الَّذي قُرِفوا بِهِ

    وَدُمتُ عَلى الإِعطاءِ ما جاءَ سائِلُ

    So may they persist in the falsehood with which they are charged,

    and may I persist in giving whenever a supplicant comes.

  3. أَبَيتُ وَتَأبى لي رَجالٌ أَشِحَّةٌ

    عَلى المَجدِ تَنميهِم تَميمٌ وَوائِلُ

    I refuse, and men refuse it for me—men jealously protective

    of glory, whom Tamim and Wa'il claim as their descendants.