إِن كانَ ذَنبي دِفاعي عَن حُقوقِكُم

فَلَستُ أَدري وَرَبّي كَيفَ أَعتَذِرُ

If my sin was my defense of your rights,

Then I know not, by my Lord, how to apologize.

أُعيذُكُم أَن يَقولَ الناسُ قَد مَدَحوا

فَما أَثابوا عَلى قَول وَلا شَكَروا

I seek to shield you lest people say: "They offered praise,

But they gave no reward for the speech, nor offered thanks."