1. People's greed made me stop criticizing them,
Yet all of them are unjust in their judgment of me.
١. قد أطمعَ الناس كفي عن هجائهمُ
فكُلُّهمْ جائرٌ في حكمهِ جاني
2. It is said his ultimate goal is to frighten with his satire
Yet the ugliest satire is to turn away from me and abandon me.
٢. وقيلَ غايتهُ هجْوٌ يروعُ به
وأقبحُ الهجو اِعْراضي وهِجْراني
3. Surely fresh springs run dry,
And sweet clear water meets the thirst of all who thirst.
٣. اِنَّ الموارد تُطْوى وهي آجنةٌ
والسائغُ العذْبِ ملقى كلِّ ظمآنِ