1. عابَ قومٌ كانَ ماذا

    ليتَ شعري لِمَ هذا

    Some people found fault—what of it?

    Would that I knew: why is this?

  2. وإذا عابوه جَهْلاً

    دون علمٍ كانَ ماذا

    And if they found fault with him in ignorance,

    Without knowledge—what of it?