1. قالوا أيؤذيكَ ولمْ تهجُهُ

    فقلتُ بعضُ الشرِّ يكفيني

    They said, “Does he harm you, though you have not satirized him?”

    So I said, “Some evil is enough for me.

  2. قدْ ضرَّ دنياي فإنْ أهجُهُ

    تطرَّقَ الضرُّ إلى ديني

    He has harmed my worldly life; so if I satirize him,

    the harm will find its way into my faith.”