رَأَيتُ بِرَأسِ الجِسرِ شَخصاً لِسانُهُ

لِأَربابِ رَأسِ الجِسرِ بِالشَتمِ يَجرَحُ

I saw at the head of the bridge a man whose tongue

Wounds the masters of the bridge head with insults

فَقُلتُ لَهُم مَن ذا فَقالوا مُحَسِّنٌ

فَقُلتُ مَعاذَ اللَهُ هَذا مُقَبِّحُ

So I said to them, who is this? They said, a reformer

I said, God forbid, this is a defamer