1. I was told that there are men without morals
Nor an honest examiner when investigating

2. Who unleash their vulgarity on the free
And embezzle from the people their livelihoods

3. With every abomination, they hide their affection
Whatever facade of elegance and refinement you wish

4. They search through the affairs of the helpless
And you do not see their worth in any weighing

5. They joke seriously in jest
And if I joke, my joking is not offensive

6. And by the King, if his claws extend
They will wish for pacifying snakes

7. They criticized my poetry yet not with knowledge
And the sun will not see the vision of bats

8. In their blindness they are busy and if they aspire
To soar in the sky until seen over the pastures

9. So do not expect to see my sun like its form
Without eyes as it flew without feathers

10. Let no man think me a date or raisin
For I am patience, accustomed to misfortune

11. The ignorant of the people will not scratch my skin
For the places of my nails are not for scratching

12. I am a man who refused my pardon and well-being
I poured my evil upon him, whatever erosion

13. So let the fault-finders throw the evil they unearthed
For the bounty of the goat lies in those pits

14. They would suffice if their opinion showed them guidance
Like engraving on rocks and using plowshares

15. The snake charmer complains of the one who wipes them
So ask him how he sees them after stirring them up

16. After they seized wealth and built
Gardens and vineyards of plantings

17. They envy me while my home is a house of poverty
Where destitution nested, whatever its nesting

18. So let them drag for me the train of peace and confusion
When I have not dragged my train, any dragging