أَبا فَرَجٍ أُهجى لَدَيكَ وَيُعتَدى

أَبا فَرَجٍ أُهجى لَدَيكَ وَيُعتَدى

عَلَيَّ فَلا تَحمي لِذاكَ وَتَغضَبُ

عَلَيَّ فَلا تَحمي لِذاكَ وَتَغضَبُ

O Abu Faraj, I am lampooned in your presence, and wrong is done

Abu Faraj, I am maligned with you, while

to me, yet you neither defend me nor grow angry at that.

I am wronged, yet you do not protect me from that, nor get angry.

لَعَمرُكَ ما أَنصَفتَني في مَوَدَّتي

لَعَمرُكَ ما أَنصَفتَني في مَوَدَّتي

فَكُن مُعتِباً إِنَّ الأَكارِمَ تَعتِبُ

فَكُن مُعتِباً إِنَّ الأَكارِمَ تَعتِبُ

By your life, you have not treated me fairly in return for my affection.

By your life! You have not been just to me in my affection,

So make amends, for the noble make amends.

So reproach me, for the noble ones do reproach.