1. In hardship, he would visit me
Complaining of distress
١. في الضيق كان يزورني
يشكو إلى من الحرج
2. So I would comfort him
And show him the way to relief
٢. فأحد من أشجانه
وأريه ناحية الفرج
3. But he was not content
If I visited, they said he left
٣. لكنه لم أغتنى
إن زرته قالوا خرج
4. And he stayed home
But so it is with the crooked
٤. وهو المقيم ببيته
لكن كذا أهل العوج
5. I did not visit asking for anything
Do you think he would remember and be disturbed
٥. ما زُرته مستعطياً
أترى تذكر فانزعج