أَلَم تَرَ أَنَّني رَجُلٌ صَبورٌ

إِذا ما المَرءُ لَم يَهمُم بِصَبرِ

Do you not see that I am a patient man

When a person does not care for patience

وَأَنّي بِالذَنائِبِ يَومَ خَوٍّ

مَنَنتُ عَلى حُذَيفَةَ بَعدَ أَسرِ

And that after capturing Hudhayfa

I was generous with him after taking him prisoner

وَلَو غَيري يَجيءُ بِهِ أَسيراً

لَنالَ بِهِ رَغيبةَ ذُخرِ دَهرِ

If another had brought him prisoner

He would have gained the desires of a lifetime with him

وَلَكِنّي مَنَنتُ وَكانَ أَهلاً

لِما أَولَيتُ في حَملِ بِن بَدرِ

But I was generous and he was worthy

Of the honor I bestowed, the son of Badr