يا عاتبين ولا والله أذكرهم

إلا بخيرٍ وإن مالوا عليَّ ولي

O you who reproach me, by God I remember them

Only with good, though they have turned against me

شويت يا مهجتي إن كنتُ عاتبهم

وإن وجدت لساناً قائلاً فقلي

My inner self, be tolerant if I was hard on them

And if you find a tongue accusing, then say