1. The palm tree's generosity is not deemed great
Until it bestows upon the black locusts

2. How ungrateful is man! How many fledglings did he raise
Only to abandon them grown up after fostering

3. This life has granted us knowledge
Of food and clothing with robes

4. If the body felt no pain it would be prone
To the stinging of hornets or other calamities

5. Abandon your friend if you fear moral corruption from him
Slander is initiated by fake admiration

6. The hand is cut off if its preservation risks destruction
On the arm with due process and cause

7. The ways of souls toward one another are misguided
And fear among them is due to evildoers

8. You long for reprieve but water has many directions
When freed from the narrowness of pipes

9. Have you not seen the passing of fate
Upon hearts with hatred and love

10. And every living being with an ear
Is not devoid of gossip and slander

11. I am amazed the Romans' time has not erected for them
A fortress guided by Shapur or Beb

12. If you make the green meadow a shield
Then the kingdom is protected by the young locusts