1. يا سعد دين الله أين الذي

    عوّدت من برٍّ وتيسير

    O Saʿd of God's faith, where is what

    you accustomed me to—kindness and relief?

  2. العبد ما حليَ في عهدة

    والأهل لا حلي ولا سيري

    Your servant—my stay has no guarantee;

    and the family can neither settle nor travel.

  3. واللحم كالخبز ولم أدرِ من

    قالت به حداتها طيري

    And meat is like bread; I do not know which one

    its camel-drivers have urged on with “Fly!”

  4. سيَّان في أول ضرِّي وفي الآ

    خر تفطيري وتفطيري

    Alike, at the start of my suffering and at the

    end, are my being fed to break my fast and my being broken apart.

  5. وبعد ذا والله ما أنسيت

    محامدي الحلوة تكديري

    And after this, by God, I have not made

    my sweet praises forget my distress.

  6. وحقُّ إحسانك لا حلت عن

    ظنِّي بك الحسنى وتقديري

    And by the sanctity of your kindness, I have not turned from

    my good opinion of you and my esteem.