رُبَّ هَجرٍ مُوَلَّدٍ مِن عِتابِ

وَمَلالٍ مُؤَكَّدٍ مِن كِتابِ

Many a rejection bred of blame,

And boredom proven by the writ;

فَلِهَذا قَطَعتُ عَتبي وَكُتبي

حَذَراً أَن أَرى الصُدودَ جَوابي

So I have severed my reproach and books -

Lest I should see unanswerable disdain.

أَيُّها المُعرِضونَ عَنّا بِلا ذَن

بٍ وَما كانَ هَجرُهُم في حِسابي

Ye who have shunned us without cause or fault,

Your estrangement was not in my account.

خاطِبونا وَلَو بِلَفظَةِ شَتمٍ

وَهيَ عِندي مِنكُم كَفَصلِ الخِطابِ

Address us even with abusive tongue,

Which coming from thee is discourse to me.