أغضَى أبو بكر على الهونِ

كأَنَّهُ ليسَ يبالينِي

Abu Bakr turned a blind eye to insults

As if he did not care for me

يا ابن حُرَيْثٍ هذهِ حِيلةٌ

يحتالها بعضُ المجانينِ

O son of Hurayth, this is a trick

That some insane people use

إذا رأى الصبيانَ يَرْمونه

دارَاهُمُ بالرِّفْقِ واللِّين

When he saw the youths throwing stones at him

He dealt with them gently and kindly

كأَنَّه ليس يُبَاليهمُ

وعنده ما ليس بالدُّون

As if their actions did not bother him

Though he is beyond such baseness

أُمِّي إذاً أمُّك إن لم تكن

مني على مثلِ الطَّياجين

Then your mother is my mother, if you are not

Like me, enduring people's hurts

فلا تخادِعْني فلستَ الذي

يخدعُ إخوانَ الشياطين

So do not deceive me, for you are not one

Who would deceive the brothers of devils