1. O you who suffers from headaches and dizziness
And wears red and yellow attire
١. يا صاحِبَ الأَصداغِ وَالطُرَّة
وَلابِسَ الحُمرَةِ وَالصُفرَة
2. If only when you did not grant my wish
You had satisfied me just once
٢. لَيتَكَ إِذ لَم تُعطِني نائِلاً
يُقِنعُني أَعطَيتَني مَرَّة
3. My praise of you and keeping ties with you
Were but hopes of obtaining favors
٣. ما كانَ مَدحيكَ وَوَصلي بِكَ ال
آمالَ إِلّا سَفَرَ الغِرَّة
4. I do not count your fathers among
The generous, happy or noble
٤. أَعُدُّ آباءَكَ ما فيهِمُ
عَوفٌ وَلا سَعدٌ وَلا مُرَّة
5. I accepted that meager gift when I found
No generosity with a silent brute
٥. قَبَلتُ ذاكَ النَزرَ إِذ لَم أَجِد
عِندَ بَهيمٍ مُصمَتٍ غُرَّة
6. I took it mockingly, and by their words
Take from an enemy a compensation
٦. أَخَذتُهُ وَتحاً وَمِن قَولِهِم
خُذ مِن غَريمِ السَوءِ آجُرَّة