أَمّا الهِجاءُ فَدَقَّ عِرضُكَ دونَهُ

أَمّا الهِجاءُ فَدَقَّ عِرضُكَ دونَهُ

وَالمَدحُ عَنكَ كَما عَلِمتَ جَليلُ

وَالمَدحُ عَنكَ كَما عَلِمتَ جَليلُ

As for satire, your honor is too paltry for it.

Criticism has shaken your honor, do not mind it

And praise, as you know, is too lofty for you.

And praise for you, as you know, is plentiful

فَاِذهَب فَأَنتَ طَليقُ عِرضِكَ إِنَّهُ

فَاِذهَب فَأَنتَ طَليقُ عِرضِكَ إِنَّهُ

عِرضٌ عَزَزتَ بِهِ وَأَنتَ ذَليلُ

عِرضٌ عَزَزتَ بِهِ وَأَنتَ ذَليلُ

So go, for you are set free by your honor; indeed, it is

So go, you are free in your honor, for it

An honor through which you became mighty, though you are abject.

Is an honor you have made strong, though you are weak