إذا ما بغى خلق عليّ فسبّني

قنيت حيائي دونه لا أسبّه

If people insult me, I do not insult them back.

I restrain my dignity from retaliating; I do not insult them.

وكرّمت نفسي من مؤاخاة جاهل

كثير الخطايا جهلُه ما يغبّه

I honor myself by not befriending an ignorant person.

With all his sins, his ignorance does not diminish.

ولاحظت أسباب الحوادث إنها

تري بعضنا في بعضه ما تحبّه

I observed the causes of events;

They make us see in each other what we do not love.