أَبُثُّكَ أَنّي راغِبُ عَن مَعاشِرٍ

يَضنّونَ بِالوُدِّ القَليلِ وَأَسمَحُ

I tell you that I prefer to avoid

People who are stingy with little affection, while I am more generous.

إِذا ما جَنوا ذَنباً عَليَّ اِحتَقَرتُهُ

فَأَعفو عَنِ الذَنبِ العَظيمِ وَأصفَحُ

If they commit some mistake against me, I think little of it.

So I pardon a grave sin and turn a blind eye.

وَيُظهِرُ لي قَومٌ بَعاداً وَجَفوَةً

وَما عَلِموا أَنّي بِذَلِكَ أَفرَحُ

And some people show me hostility and coldness,

Not knowing that I am made happy by that.