1. أَبْغَضُوهُ لا لِذَنْبٍ

    وَهْوَ بالحُبِّ خَلِيقُ

    They hated him, not for any fault,

    though he is worthy of love.

  2. مَا لِمَنْ فَازَ بِسَبْقٍ

    في بَني الدّهْرِ صَدِيقُ

    Whoever wins precedence has no

    friend among the sons of time.

  3. حَسَدُوهُ أَيّها الْحُسّ

    ادُ باللهِ أَفِيقُوا

    They envied him. O you enviers,

    by God, come to your senses!

  4. هَلْ يَضُرُّ الرَّاكِبَ الْبَغْ

    لَ مِنَ الْبَغْلِ نَهِيقُ

    Does the rider of a mule suffer harm

    from the mule's braying?