The fool addresses me with every ugliness,
So I hate to be one who replies to him
He increases in stupidity and I increase in meekness,
Like an incense stick to which burning adds scent
يخاطبني السفيه بكل قبح
فأكره أن أكون له مجيباً
يزيد سفاهة فأزيد حلماً
كعود زاده الاحراق طيباً
