1. The ignoble man perished, and however much bitterness
There was in food, it was placed in baskets,
١. لَقَد نَفَقَ الرَديءُ وَرُبَّ مُرٍّ
مِنَ الأَقواتِ يُجعَلُ في الصَحافِ
2. And a man honored me despite my fault
As al-Quraish were mounted on camels without saddles,
٢. وَأَكرَمَني عَلى عَيبي رِجالٌ
كَما رُوِيَ القَريضُ عَلى الزِحافِ
3. And he who rides horses to battle,
His opponent advances while he is barefoot.
٣. وَمَن يَركَب إِلى الهَيجاءِ خَيلاً
فَإِنَّ سِواهُ يُقدِمُ وَهُوَ حافي