1. Alas, many a friend has deceived me in his pledge,
His right hand shaking mine in false oaths.
١. ألا رُبَّ مَولى غرَّني في عُهودِهِ
يَمينٌ عليها صَافحتني يَمينُهُ
2. I bear from him the opposite of what I hoped,
Yet remain true in my affection though he has lied.
٢. أكابد منه ضِدَّ ما أستخِفُّه
فأصدُقُ في وُدِّي له ويَميِنُ هُو
3. I wonder at the morals of the vile, as though
They were warned against the generosity ingrained in my nature.
٣. عِجبت لخلاق اللئام كأنهُم
عن الكَرمِ الَمعجونِ في شيمَتي نُهُوا