خَبَّرُونا أنْ قد هجوتَ ابن رومي

يٍ وما أنت من رجال جهادِهْ

They told me you have lampooned Ibn Rumi

Yet you are not of the men of his Jihad

وله حُرمةٌ بخنساء تُغْرِي

كلَّ نفسٍ تودُّها بودادِهْ

He has a sanctity with Khansa that excites

Every soul that loves him for his affection

لم يزل قَيِّماً لها ذا اخْتِباطٍ

يتأتى لصدْعِها بسدَادِهْ

He has never ceased to be devoted to her

Achieving the mending of her hurt with his excellence

فاتقِ اللّه يا ابن خنساء في حُرْ

مة شيخٍ عساك من أولادهْ

So fear Allah O son of Khansa in the sanctity

Of a sheikh - may his children spare you