مَقامُ مِثلِيَ

وإنّ مَقامَ مِثلِيَ في الأعَادِي *** مَقامُ البدرِ تَنْبَحُهُ الكِلابُ
رَمَوْنِي بالعُيُوبِ مُلَفَّقاتٍ *** وقد عَلِمُوا بأنّي لا أُُعَابُ
وأنّي لا تُدَنِّسُنِي المَخازِي *** وأنّي لا يُرَوِّعُنِي السِِّبُابُ
ولمّا لم يُلاَقُوا فيَّ عَيْبًا *** كَسَونِي مِن عُيوبِهِمُ وعَابُوا

— الشريف الرضي

The translation:

And my standing among the enemies *** is like the moon, barked at by dogs.
They accused me of fabricated flaws *** yet they know well that I am beyond reproach.
For shame does not defile me *** and insults do not frighten me.
And when they could find no fault in me *** they cloaked me with their own flaws and criticized me.”

— Al-Sharif Al-Radhi