أيقتُلُني من ليس لي منه ناصرٌ

سواه وأعواني عليه مكارِمُهْ

Shall he who hath none to defend him, save God, assail me?

And are not his virtues to me as a host?

أبى ذاك أنَّ الحلمَ بيني وبينه

وأن عُلُوَّ القدر فيَّ يخاصمُهْ

Would he consent that between him and me the distance

Should be bridged by patience, and by lofty rank contested?