قد افترى عاذلي ظلماً على بلا

حق وأكثر بالبهتان والتهم

My reproacher has indeed slandered me unjustly, without

justification, and abounded in slander and accusations.

وما درى إن صدقي في محبة من

أحببتهم وعلو النفس من شيمي

Nor did he know that my sincerity in loving those

I have loved, and nobility of soul, are among my traits.

لذاك رتبة قدري لن تحط ولن

يرى مناه حسودي قاصر الهمم

Thus my standing will not be lowered, nor will

my envier, of paltry ambition, see his wishes fulfilled.