مدحتُ مَعاشراً عُرَراً

مدحتُ مَعاشراً عُرَراً

حسبت بأنهم غررُ

حسبت بأنهم غررُ

I praised groups of contemptible men,

I praised a group of people blindly

thinking they were men of distinction.

Thinking they were gems

فما رَفَدوا ولا وعدوا

فما رَفَدوا ولا وعدوا

ولا اعتلّوا ولا اعتذروا

ولا اعتلّوا ولا اعتذروا

Yet they neither gave gifts nor made promises,

But they did not repay or promise

nor offered excuses nor apologized.

Nor apologize or make excuses