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He did not lower his voice in the market

حدا وما خفض في سوقه

1. He did not lower his voice in the market
Nor temper the ignorant until I was limited

١. حَدا وما خفَّضَ في سُوقِهِ
واعتَسفَ المَجهَلَ حتَّى حُدِي

2. Neither sky nor earth wept for the enemy
So what a disappointment when he was aggressive

٢. لَم تَبكِ لِلعادي سماءٌ ولا
أرضٌ فَيا خَيبَتَهُ إذ عُدِي

3. And that critic in spite of him
As if he has not been guided from desolation

٣. وذاكَ ناديهِ على رَغمِهِ
كأنَّه من وحشةٍ ما انتُدي

4. And every conceited person has become an example
He wishes one day he was not imitated

٤. وكلُّ يَعسُوبٍ غدا قدوةً
يودُّ يَوماً أنَّه ما اقتُدي

5. Stay long as bloodshed stayed with him
He did not love it and here he was not loved

٥. طُلّ كما طُلَّت دماءٌ بهِ
فَما وَداها وَهوَ ذا ما وُدي

6. Like uninhabited land where no one listens to its echo
To a caller, and is not useful when strived

٦. كالرَّبعِ لا يُصغي صَداهُ إلى
داعٍ ولا يُجدِي إذا ما اجتُدِي