ليسَت من الغِيَر التي تَتَغيَّرُ

كم أومضَت فمضَت عليها الأدهرُ

She is not of those who change with others

How many have flashed then time has passed over her

صَغُرَت نفوسُ أكابرٍ عن كشفِها

فلأجل ذاك رأتني أتكبَّرُ

The souls of the eminent were too small to unveil her

Thus she saw me act arrogantly

أنا أجتدي منهم بأن لا أجتدي

وأكفُّ شُكري عنهم كي يَشكروا

I spare them by not sparing any effort

And I restrain my gratitude so they may be thankful

وعجبتُ كيفَ عَرَفتُهم فذكرتُهم

بعد الكراهَة منهم أن يُذكروا

And I wondered how I recognized them and remembered them

After disliking that they be remembered

يتَرشَّحونَ لما أقولُ وإنه

كالجودِ من أيديهُمُ مُتعذِّرُ

They yearn for what I say even though

Generosity from their hands remains scarce