1. أَأُنبَزُ مَجنوناً إِذا جُدتُ بِالَّذي

    مَلَكتُ وَإِن دافَعتُ عَنهُ فَعاقِلُ

    Am I branded mad if I give generously of what

    I possess, yet sensible if I guard it?

  2. فَداموا عَلى الزَورِ الَّذي قُرِفوا بِهِ

    وَدُمتُ عَلى الإِعطاءِ ما جاءَ سائِلُ

    So let them persist in the falsehood they are accused of,

    And let me keep giving as long as a petitioner comes.

  3. أَبَيتُ وَتَأبى لي رَجالٌ أَشِحَّةٌ

    عَلى المَجدِ تَنميهِم تَميمٌ وَوائِلُ

    I refuse, and men refuse on my behalf—men fiercely protective

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