إِنّي أَتَتنِيَ شَكوى لا أُسَرُّ بِها

وَذَروُ قَولٍ وَلَم نَخشى الَّذي نَجَما

I received a complaint that I do not delight in,

And let go of words though we did not fear what resulted,

حَتّى تَبَدّى وَلَم أَعلَم بِقائِلِهِ

وَقَد أَكونُ بِمَ حاوَلتِهِ فَهِما

Until it was revealed and I did not know its sayer,

And perhaps I was comprehending what he attempted.

لا يُرغِمُ اللَهُ أَنفاً أَنتِ حامِلُهُ

بَل أَنفَ شانيكِ فيما سَرَّكُم رَغما

God does not force a nose if you are its bearer,

But your hater's nose in what delighted you despitefully,

إِن كانَ غاظَكِ شَيءٌ لَستُ أَعلَمُهُ

مِنّي فَهَذى يَميني بِالرِضا سَلَما

If something annoyed you I do not know it,

From me this oath, my hand to approval a peace.

ما تَشتَهينَ فَإِنّي اليَومَ فاعِلُهُ

وَالقَلبُ صَبٌّ فَما جَشَّمتِهِ جَشِما

What you desire, I will do it today,

My heart poured out, so you did not probe it probing.

لا تَرجِعيني إِلى مَن لَيسَ يَرحَمُني

فَداكِ مَن تُبغِضينَ الحَتفَ وَالسَقما

Do not return me to one who does not have mercy on me,

For your sake from one who hates weakness and illness.

إِنَّ الوُشاةَ كَثيراً إِن أَطَعتِهِمُ

لا يَرقُبونَ بِنا إِلّا وَلا ذِمَما

Indeed the slanderers, if you obeyed them,

Would not care for us except breaking pacts.

إِن كُنتُ أَمَّمتُ سَخطاً عامِداً لَكُمُ

فَلا أَرَحتُ إِذاً أَهلاً وَلا نِعَما

If I harbored anger deliberately against you all,

Then I would not be content, or enjoy bounty.

أَو كُنتُ أَحبَبتُ حُبّاً مِثلَ حُبِّكُمُ

فَلا أَقَلَّت إِذاً نَعلَب لِيَ القَدَما

Or if I loved a love like your love,

Then feet would not be firm if the sandal rubbed.