1. لعمرك إنني وأبا يزيدٍ

    لكالساعي إلى وضح السراب

    By your life, I, together with Abu Yazid,

    am like one who hastens toward the gleam of a mirage.

  2. رأيت مخيلة فطمعت فيها

    وفي الطمع المذلة للرقاب

    I saw a cloud promising rain, so I put my hopes in it;

    and in greed lies the abasement of necks.

  3. فما أعياك من طلب ورزق

    كما يعييك من سرق الدواب

    For nothing in the pursuit of livelihood has wearied you

    as much as stealing livestock wearies you.

  4. وأشهد أن مرة حي صدقٍ

    ولكن لست منهم في النصاب

    And I testify that Murrah is a tribe of integrity,

    but you are not of their lineage.