نَزَلَ المَسيلَ وَباتَ يَشكو سَيلَهُ

أَلّا عَلَوتَ فَبِتَّ غَيرَ مُراقَبِ

The flood came down and spent the night lamenting its torrent

If only you had risen high, you would have stayed without being watched

جَمَعَ المَثالِبَ ثُمَّ جاءَ تَعَرُّضاً

بِالمُخزِياتِ يَدُقُّ بابَ الثالِبِ

He gathered up reproaches, then came exposing

With disgraces knocking on the door of the blameworthy one

وَإِذا اِجتَمَعتَ عَلى مَعايِبَ جَمَّةٍ

فَتَنَحَّ جُهدَكَ عَن طَريقِ العايِبِ

And when many gather upon the faults of someone

Then withdraw your efforts from the path of the fault finder