أَلَم تَرَ أَنَّ القَولَ يَخلُصُ صِدقُهُ

وَتأبى فَما تَزَكوا لباغٍ بواطِلُهْ

Do you not see that the truthfulness of words purifies them,

While lying mouths refuse to become pure?

ذَمَمتُ امرَأً لم يَطبَعِ الذَمُّ عرضَهُ

قَليلاً لَدى تَحصيلِهِ مَن يُشاكِلُهْ

I blamed a man whom blame did not stain,

For few can equal him in merit and worth.

فَما بالحِجازِ مِن فَتىً ذي إِمارَةٍ

وَلا شَرَفٍ إِلّا ابنُ عمرانَ فاضلُهْ

In all Hejaz no man of rank and honor,

Except the virtuous son of Imran can be found.

فَتىً لا يَطورُ الذَمُّ ساحَةَ بَيتِهِ

وَتَشقى بِهِ لَيلَ التَمامِ عَواذِلُهْ

No blame can mar the precincts of his house,

Though nights of completion beset its thresholds.