قل للذين مدحتهم فكأنما

مسخوا كلاباً غير ذات خلاقِ

Tell those I praised that it was as though

They were transformed into ill-mannered dogs.

ردُّوا عليَّ صحائفاً سودتها

فيكم بلا حق ولا استحقاقِ

They sent back to me pages darkened

With unjust and undeserved insults about me.

ما كان مثلي مادحاً أمثالكم

لولا اتهامي ضامن الأرزاق

Never did anyone like me praise the likes of you,

Except out of duty to provide sustenance.

أسخطت خلّاق البرية فيكم

فبلغتمُ مني رضى الخلاق

I angered the Creator with praise of you,

And through me, you attained the pleasure of the Creator.

أغرقت في نزعي لكم ولربما

حُرِمَ الرماةُ الصيد بالإغراق

I went overboard in my praise of you, and perhaps

Hunters are deprived of game due to overhunting.