عذَلوني وأنكرَوا أخلاقي

وتواصَوْا جميعُهُمْ بفِراقي

They blamed me and denied my morals,

And they all conspired to part from me,

ورأوْا أنَّني مَرِيعٌ بزُهدي

في مَلاهِيهِمْ نَفاقُ نِفاقي

And they saw that I was content in my asceticism

From their entertainments, the hypocrisy of my hypocrisy.

قلْتُ لا تعجَلوا علَىَّ بِلَوْمٍ

وتأَنَّوْا فلِلأُمورِ مَراقي

I said, "Do not hasten to blame me,

And be patient, for things have their progress."