تَغَضَّبت إِذ لَم أَكُن في الَّذي

قَصَدتُ بِجاهِكَ أَستَشفِعُ

You were angry that I was not in the one

I intended with your rank, I plead

فَإِن شِئتَ فَاِعضَب وَإِن شِئتَ لا

فَما إِن تَضُرُّ وَلا تَنفَعُ

So if you want, keep being angry, and if you want, do not

For neither does your anger hurt nor benefit

إِذا كانَ جاهُكَ ذاغُرَّةٍ

وَلَم يَكُ في مَشيِهِ يُسرِعُ

If your rank is powerless

And does not hasten in its course

فَكَيفَ يَجوزُ رُكوبي لَهُ

وَخَطوى مِن خَطوِهِ أَوسَعُ

Then how can I ride it

When my stride is wider than its stride