أَرى الناسَ كلَّهُمُ عاذِلي

وحبُّكمُ عَنهمُ شاغِلي

I see all people blaming me,

Yet your love distracts me from them.

ويَدفَع فِعلي أقاوِيلَهم

وهل يُدفَعُ الحقُّ بِالباطِلِ

And my actions refute their words,

Can the truth be warded off by falsehood?

ومَن ذا الَّذي جَعلَ القائِلي

نَ يَوماً يُقاسونَ بالفاعِلِ

And who made those blamers

One day be judged by the doer?

ويا باعِثَ السُّقم حَسبي فقَد

شُكرتَ على بِرِّكَ الواصِلِ

O sender of sickness, enough for me -

I thank you for your lasting kindness.

تكلفُ طرفَك حملَ الهَوى

إليَّ فيُجحِفُ بالحامِلِ

Your eyes trouble themselves to carry love to me,

Then deal unfairly with the carrier.

فإن كُنتَ عن مُدنفٍ مُغرَمٍ

غَفلتَ فَما اللَّهُ بالغافِلِ

If you are infatuated with a slanderer,

You forgot, but Allah is not forgetful.

وسَوفَ يُتيحُ له عارِضاً

يُعارضُ بالهاطِلِ الوابِلِ

And He will grant him a chance

To confront the pouring rain with falsehood.

يعلِّلهُ عن هواكُم بِه

أبو الحسن ابن أبي كامِلِ

Justifying to you thereby,

Abu Al-Hassan ibn Abi Kamil.

تَيَقَّنَ أنَّ العُلى بِالنَّدى

فليسَت تُنالُ بِلا نائِلِ

He was certain elevation is by harmony,

It cannot be attained without effort.

فأَصبَحَ في مالِه حاكِماً

ولكنَّه ليسَ بالعادِلِ

So he became master of his wealth,

But he is not just.

يُحبُّ العَطايا كحبِّ العُلى

وكلٌّ بَغيضٌ إِلى الباخِلِ

He loves gifts like he loves elevation,

And both are hateful to the stingy.

ويَبدأ بالجُودِ قبلَ السُّؤالِ

لكَي لا يَرى صَفحَةَ السائِلِ

He starts with generosity before being asked,

Lest he see the face of the questioner.

ويخملُ ذِكر عَطِيَّاتِهِ

وكيفَ وما ذاكَ بالخامِلِ

And he hides mention of his gifts,

How could he when he is not concealing?

وليسَ بجَمَّاعةٍ للحُطامِ

يحبُّ الزيادَةَ في الحاصِلِ

He is not one who gathers rubble,

He loves increase in the harvest.

إذا حَملَ الأدبَ الجاهِلو

نَ إِلى مُستَخفٍّ به جاهِلِ

When the ignorant carry manners

To one scornful out of ignorance,

رأى لَهم الفَضلَ في قَصدِهم

وما الفَضلُ إلا معَ الباذِلِ

He sees their merit in their purpose,

And merit is only with the giver.

أبا حَسنٍ ناصِحٌ في العُلى

تحمَّلَ نُصحاً إِلى قابِلِ

Abu Hassan's advice is for elevation,

Bearing advice for the receptive.

أرَى المالَ عن أهلِه زائِلاً

ولستُ أرى المجدَ بالزائِلِ

I see wealth leaving its people,

And I do not see glory in departure.

وهَذا مُقيمٌ وذا راحِلٌ

فخُذ للمُقيمِ من الراحِلِ

This remains and that departs,

So take from the departing for the remaining.