وَعَوراءَ قَد قيلَت فَلَم أَلتَفِت لَها

وَعَوراءَ قَد قيلَت فَلَم أَلتَفِت لَها

وَما الكَلِمُ العُورانُ لي بِقَبيلِ

وَما الكَلِمُ العُورانُ لي بِقَبيلِ

And an offensive remark was spoken, but I paid it no heed;

Though slandered, I paid no heed,

And offensive words find no acceptance with me.

for insults do not make me bleed.

وَأُعرِضُ عَن مَولايَ لَو شِئتُ سَبَّني

وَأُعرِضُ عَن مَولايَ لَو شِئتُ سَبَّني

وَما كُلَّ حينٍ حِلمُهُ بأَصيلِ

وَما كُلَّ حينٍ حِلمُهُ بأَصيلِ

And I turn away from my ally—if I wished, he would insult me;

I could spurn my patron if I wished,

And his forbearance is not always firmly rooted.

though his mercy is not always relished.

وَما أَنا لِلشَيءِ الَّذي لَيسَ نافِعي

وَما أَنا لِلشَيءِ الَّذي لَيسَ نافِعي

وَيَغضَبُ مِنهُ صاحِبي بِقَوولِ

وَيَغضَبُ مِنهُ صاحِبي بِقَوولِ

And I am not given to saying what brings me no benefit

Of no use is he who brings me harm,

And angers my companion.

vexing my friend with word and charm.

وَلضستُ بِلاقي المَرءِ أَزعُمُ أَنَّهُ

وَلضستُ بِلاقي المَرءِ أَزعُمُ أَنَّهُ

خَليلٌ وَما قَلبي لَهُ بِخَليلِ

خَليلٌ وَما قَلبي لَهُ بِخَليلِ

Nor do I meet a man claiming that he is

When meeting a man I feign he's a brother,

A close friend, while my heart is no friend to him.

while my heart finds no true other.