أَعَصَيتَ أَمرَ ذَوي النُهى

وَأَطَعتَ أَمرَ ذَوي الجَهالَه

You disobeyed the command of those who forbid

And obeyed the command of the ignorant

فاحتَلتَ حينَ صَرَمتَني

وَالمَرءُ يَعجِزُ لا المَحالَه

So you wronged me when you turned away

And one is helpless, without a doubt

وَالعَبدُ يُضرَبُ بِالعَصا

وَالحُرُّ تَكفيهِ المَقالَه

While a slave is struck with a stick

A free man needs only a word