أَرْذَالٌ قَوْمٍ أَبَاحُوا لَوْمَهُمْ شَرِفِي

وَقَدْ يَنَالُ مِنَ الأَشْرَافِ أَوْضَاعُ

The rabble of a people who made my nobility fair game

Though the lowly may also attain nobility

حَلُمْتُ عَنْهُمْ فَأَغْرَاهُمْ لِجَهْلِهِمُ

حِلْمِي وَلِلْجَهْلِ أَصْحَابٌ وَأَتْبَاعُ

I was patient with them, so they took advantage of my patience

Due to their ignorance, for ignorance has partisans and followers

وَجَلَّ قَدْرِيَ فَاسْتَحَلُّوا مُسَاجَلَتِي

إِنَّ الذُّبَابَ عَلَى الماذِيِّ وَقَّاعُ

They made light of my worth, so they felt free to contend with me

Flies do alight on sweetmeats, it's their nature