1. I dwell among people who have abandoned kindness
And inherited their morals from their ancestors
١. أَصبَحتُ بَينَ مَعاشِرٍ هَجَروا النَدى
وَتَقَبَّلوا الأَخلاقَ عَن أَسلافِهِم
2. A people I try to befriend, but it is as though
I were trying to pluck hair from their nostrils
٢. قَومٌ أُحاوِلُ نَيلَهُم فَكَأَنَّما
حاوَلتُ نَتفَ الشَعرِ من آنافِهِم
3. Give me a large cup and sing to me
Those I could take shelter with are gone
٣. هاتِ اسقِنيها بِالكَبيرِ وَغَنِّني
ذَهَبَ الَّذينَ يُعاشُ في أَكنافِهِم