1. I have a friend from the tribe of Al
Whose faults have harmed me

2. Though plump of body, he is
Bereft of virtue's ropes

3. I do not blame him, rather
My reproach is for his family

4. All who have failed me
Excel him in depravity

5. Your sustenance is ordained
None can deny it to you

6. God, glorified be He
Will bring it to you

7. All who flee from death
Will be seized by death

8. The poor man finds in death
His beauty