هُم عَيَّروني بِالسُكوت وما دَروا

أَنّي بِأَخلاق الكِرام تَخلّقي

They taunt me for my silence, not knowing

That I am adorned with the virtues of nobility

يا لِلعَجائب هَل أُلامُ وَقَد رَووا

أنّ البَلاء موكَّل بِالمَنطقِ

How strange! Should I be blamed when they have seen

That ordeals are assigned according to one's speech