نُبئتُ كلباً هاب رميي له

ينبحني من موضع نائي

I was told you're a dog who flees my throwing,

Barking at me from a faraway place,

لو كنت من شيءٍ هجوناك أو

لو بنت للسامع والرائي

If I had ever slighted you in some way

Or done wrong in sight of watcher and witness,

فعَدِّ عن شتمي فإنّي امرؤٌ

حلّمني قلّةُ أكفائي

Then stop insulting me, for I'm a man

Whose patience was taught by lack of peers.