ما حطّك الواشون في رتبةٍ
عندي ولاَ ضرك مغتاب
The tale-bearers did not diminish your standing
in my eyes, nor did any backbiter harm you.
كانا أثنوا ولم يعلموا
عليك عندي بالذي عابوا
The two had praised—without realizing it—
you, in my eyes, through the very thing they condemned.
Sol 5.6