أَأُنبَزُ مَجنوناً إِذا جُدتُ بِالَّذي
مَلَكتُ وَإِن دافَعتُ عَنهُ فَعاقِلُ
Am I branded mad when I give generously of what
I own, yet deemed sane if I defend it?
فَداموا عَلى الزَورِ الَّذي قُرِفوا بِهِ
وَدُمتُ عَلى الإِعطاءِ ما جاءَ سائِلُ
So may they persist in the falsehood with which they are charged,
and may I persist in giving whenever a supplicant comes.
أَبَيتُ وَتَأبى لي رَجالٌ أَشِحَّةٌ
عَلى المَجدِ تَنميهِم تَميمٌ وَوائِلُ
I refuse, and men refuse it for me—men jealously protective
of glory, whom Tamim and Wa'il claim as their descendants.
Sol 6.1