1. ما أنصفَتْ بغدادُ حينَ توحَّشَتْ

    لِنَزيلِها وهْيَ المَحَلٌّ الآنِسُ

    Baghdad was unjust when she grew inhospitable

    to her guest, though she is a welcoming abode.

  2. لم يرْعَ لي حقَّ القَرابَةِ بُحْتُرٌ

    فيها و لا حَقَّ المُروءَةِ فارِسُ

    Buhtur did not uphold the duty of kinship toward me

    there, nor did Faris uphold the duty of chivalry.