خَف يا كَريمُ عَلى عِرضٍ تُعَرِّضُهُ

لِعائِبٍ فَلَئيمٌ لا يُقاسُ بِكا

Go easy, O generous one, on a reputation that you expose

To the insults of a despicable slanderer who cannot compare to you

إِنَّ الزُجاجَةَ لَمّا حُطِّمَت سُبِكَت

وَكَم تَكَسَّرَ مِن دُرٍّ فَما سُبِكا

For when a glass is shattered it can be reforged

And how many gems have been smashed yet not reassembled