أُرضيهُمُ قَولاً وَلا يُرضُونَني

فِعلاً وَتِلكَ قَضِيَّةٌ لا تَقصِدُ

I please them with words, yet they are not pleased with me,

With deeds, and that is an aimless matter.

فَأَذُمُّ مِنهُم ما يُذَمُّ وَرُبَّما

سامَحتُهُم فَحَمِدتُ مالا يُحمَدُ

So I ignore their blames, and sometimes

I forgive them, so I get praised for what is not praiseworthy.