أَيَشتُمُ عِرضي الباهِليُّ بِعِرضِهِ

أَيَشتُمُ عِرضي الباهِليُّ بِعِرضِهِ

لَعَمرُكَ إِنّي بَعدَها لَمُشَتَّمُ

لَعَمرُكَ إِنّي بَعدَها لَمُشَتَّمُ

Does the Bahili revile my honor with his own?

Why does the ignorant man insult my honor with his own dishonor?

By your life, after that I am indeed reviled!

By your life, after this insult I am the one insulted!

أَلَيسَ مِنَ أَشراطِ القِيامَةِ أَن يُرى

أَلَيسَ مِنَ أَشراطِ القِيامَةِ أَن يُرى

كَريمٌ يُلاحيهُ لَئيمٌ مُذَمَّمُ

كَريمٌ يُلاحيهُ لَئيمٌ مُذَمَّمُ

Is it not among the signs of the Resurrection to see

Is it not a sign of the Day of Judgment that an honorable man is confronted

A noble man with whom a base, much-reviled man quarrels?

By a despicable man, utterly defamed?