وّذي ضِغنٍ كَفَفتُ النَفسَ عَنهُ

وّذي ضِغنٍ كَفَفتُ النَفسَ عَنهُ

وَكُنتُ عَلى مَساءَتِهِ أُقيتُ

وَكُنتُ عَلى مَساءَتِهِ أُقيتُ

And many a rancorous man—I held myself back from him,

though I had the power to do him harm.