1. Though some abuse a patient man and blame him,
I will not answer them so long as life remains.
١. أَمّا صُبَيرٌ فَإِن قَلّوا وَإِن لَؤُموا
فَلَستُ هاجِيَهُم ما حَنَّتِ النيبُ
2. But for the men - both they and their wives
Are like porcupines - neither fair nor sweet.
٢. أَمّا الرِجالُ فَجِعلانٌ وَنِسوَتُهُم
مِثلُ القَنافِذِ لا حُسنٌ وَلا طيبُ