1. From dire need and poverty when you were gone
Ashamed, I've had to lower myself, discretion worn
١. ومِن فَرْطِ فَقْرِي واحتِياجَي بَعدَكُمْ
وَبَذْلُ مُحيًّا بِالحَياءِ مُسَتَّرِ
2. I've eaten a donkey I used to ride upon
As though I never heard of Khaybar's great morn
٢. أَكلْتُ حِماراً طَالَما قدرَ ركِبْتُهُ
كَأَنيَ لَمْ أَسَمعْ بِأَخبارِ خَيْبَرِ