1. With myself I give most generously
Yet he is miserly with greeting and peace
١. بنفسي من أجودُ له بنفسي
ويَبخَلُ بالتحيَّةِ والسَّلامِ
2. And he meets me with the pride of one made haughty
While I meet him with the humility of one brought low
٢. ويلقاني بِعزَّةِ مُستطيلٍ
وألقاه بِذلَّةِ مُستهامِ
3. And in his eyes there lurks an ambush
Like the ambush of death on the edge of a sword
٣. وَحَتْفِيَ كامنٌ في مُقْلتَيه
كُمونَ الموتِ في حَدِّ الحُسامِ