1. I worship Allah, though you abuse me,
And pieces of my flesh fall off before others.
١. أَعَبدَ اللَهِ إِن سَبَّتكَ عِرسي
تَساقَطَ بَعضُ لَحمي قَبلَ بَعضِ
2. When a man's honour is abused he reviles his abuser;
But his heart has no rancour.
٢. إِذا عِرسُ اِمرِئٍ شَتَمَت أَخاهُ
فَلَيسَ فُؤادُ شانِئِهِ بِحَمضِ
3. God forbid that my people should abuse me,
Or that I should control my frown and undoing.
٣. مَعاذَ اللَهِ أَن يَشتُمنَ رَهطي
وَأَن يَملِكنَ إِبرامي وَنَقضي