عَجِبْتُ لِغَمَّازِيْنَ عِلْمِي بِجَهْلِهِمْ

وإِنَّ قَناتِي لا تَلِيْنُ على الغَمْزِ

I am amazed at those who criticize my knowledge with their ignorance,

Yet my principles do not weaken from their slander.

تَجَلَّتْ لهمْ آياتُ فَهْمِي ومَنْطِقِي

مُبَيِّنَةَ الإِعجازِ مُلْزِمَةَ العَجْزِ

The insights of my understanding and logic became clear to them,

Demonstrating eloquence and confounding inability.

ولاحتْ لهمْ هَمْزِيَّةٌ أَوْحَدِيَّةٌ

وَوَيْلٌ بها وَيْلٌ لذي الهَمْزِ واللَّمْزِ

A criticism or mockery appeared to them,

Woe to it, woe to one who criticizes and mocks!

رَمَوْهَا بِنَقْصٍ بَيَّنَتْ فيه نَقْصَهُمْ

ومَنْ لَمَسَ الأَفْعَى شَكَا أَلَمَ النَّكْزِ

When they threw an insult to point out a flaw, it revealed their own flaws,

And whoever touches a snake will feel the pain of its sting.

وإِنْ أَنْكَرَتْ أَفْهامُهُمْ بعضَ هَمْزِهَا

فقد عَرَفَتْ أكبادُهُمْ صِحَّةَ الهَمْزِ

If their minds denied some of its criticism,

Their hearts still recognized the truth of the criticism.