1. I complain to God of three things that afflict me:
Hunger, estrangement, and loneliness.
١. أَشكو إِلى اللَهِ ثَلاثاً وَهُن
نَ الجوعُ وَالغُربَةُ وَالعُزبَه
2. We are guests of Abi Khalid,
Wandering between the palace and the wide open space.
٢. وَنَحنُ أَضيافُ أَبي خالِدٍ
نَهيمُ بَينَ القَصرِ وَالرَحبَه
3. Food does not reach anyone but him,
As if we are fattened for slaughter.
٣. لا يَنفُذُ القوتُ إِلى غَيرِهِ
كَأَنَّما نُضمَرُ لِلحَلبَه