إِذهَب وَقُل لِلَّتي لامَت وَقَد عَلِمَت

أَن لَم تَنَل في ثَوابي طائِلاً تَدَعِ

Go and say to her who blamed me, though she knew

That she gained nothing by blaming me, to cease

بَعضَ المَلامَةِ في أَن لا أُصاحِبَها

كَيما تُدارِكَ أَمراً غَيرَ مُرتَجَعِ

Some of the blame, so she might make good again

A matter not to be retrieved. Do not

لا تَرحَليني بِذَنبٍ أَنتِ صاحِبُهُ

وَصادِقيني صَفاءَ الوُدِّ وَاِستَمِعي

Hold me to fault for what is your own deed

And give me sincerity and friendship. Hear

لا تَسمَعِنَّ بِنا قَولَ الوُشاةِ وَمَن

يُطِع مَقالَةَ واشٍ كاشِحٍ يَضَعِ

No evil of us said by slanderers. Whoso

Believes the babble of a hateful gossip errs.

لَيسَ الخَديعَةُ مِن سِرّي وَلا خُلُقي

وَإِن يُشارَ بِأَدنى الأَمرِ يَمتَنِعِ

Guile is not in my nature or my ways

Though the slightest hint of it would give offense.