إنّ الكريم إذا رآك ظلمته
ذكر الظلامةَ بعد نوم النّوّمِ
The noble man, when he sees that you have wronged him,
When a noble sees you wrong him
remembers the injustice after all sleepers have fallen asleep.
He recalls the wrong though he slept soundly
إيّاك من ظلم الكريم فإنّه
مُرٌّ مذاقته كطعم العلقمِ
Beware of wronging the noble man, for
Beware wronging the noble for verily
its taste is bitter as colocynth.
Bitter is the taste thereof like aloes' savor
وجفا الفراش وبات يطلب ثأره
أسفاً وإنْ أغضى ولم يتكلّمِ
He shuns his bed and spends the night seeking redress,
His bedmate was discourteous and he lay seeking vengeance
aggrieved—even if he turns a blind eye and says nothing.
Though he seemed blind, and spoke no word thereof
Sol 5.6