أبا الحَسنِ اصفَح إنَّ مثلِي مَن جَنَى

ومثلُك مَن أعفَى مِن الغدرِ أو عَفا

O Abu al-Hasan, pardon me, for I am like one who offends,

While you are like one who forgives or overlooks treachery.

أَإِن طوَّحت بِي هفوةٌ قلتُ جَفوَةً

وحمَّلتَ سَمعِي من عِتابِك ما نفَا

If I made a slip and spoke harshly,

And you burdened my hearing with your reproaches that could not be ignored,